San Peregrino, Colombia, Nov 26 (EFE).- Ecotourism is becoming popular in Colombia and in the central province of Caldas, which is home to 42 percent of the country’s bird species, birdwatching is a great attraction for visitors. Tinamu farm, located in the village of San Peregrino, outside the provincial capital of Manizales, went from welcoming …
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Miami, 9 nov (EFE).- El “Symphony of the Seas”, un enorme crucero de la compañía Royal Caribbean, que con sus 228 toneladas es el más grande del mundo, arribó hoy a Miami, su puerto base y donde será inaugurado oficialmente el próximo jueves. El buque “más innovador” de esta naviera, de 362 metros de eslora, …
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By Gina Baldivieso Santiago de Ojje, Bolivia, Nov 3 (EFE).– The underwater archaeological ruins in Lake Titicaca, shared by Bolivia and Peru, are riches that Bolivian authorities are eager to add to the attractions of what is already one of the country’s main tourist destinations. Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world at …
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La Tatacoa Desert, Colombia, Sep 30 (EFE).- Discovering the secrets of the Universe is a fascinating task that is attracting tourists and experts to Colombia’s La Tatacoa Desert, where visitors are turning their eyes to the skies. The area in southern Colombia, which consists of a dry tropical forest some 370 square kilometers (142 square …
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By Claudia Polanco Yermanos Villavieja, Colombia, Sep 28 (EFE).- The Magdalena River, as Colombia’s largest river was named in 1501 by Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas, today captivates foreign tourists who come to this country seeking a new and different experience. This waterway 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) long, whose course begins in Paramo de las …
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Santiago, Sep 26 (EFE).- Chilean Patagonia has become in the last few years a model of nature tourism committed to conservation, an effort that has been redoubled with the creation of a new network of hiking trails that will cross 17 nationals parks. The new hiking trails are being developed by the Tompkins Conservation foundation …
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Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sep 16 (EFE).- Public and private sectors in Ecuador’s tourism economy on Sunday took home most of the honors at the 25th edition of the regional World Travel Awards, considered to be the “Tourism Oscars.” Ecuador, which was nominated in 38 categories, won in 25 of them, including the design of its capital, …
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Panama City, Aug 27 (EFE).- The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) said Monday that it will seek bids on a five-year concession to operate the Geoturismo theme park on Taboga Island. The aim of the initiative is to safeguard the public investment made in the project, the ATP said. Designed by the ATP and the Taboga …
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Mexico City, Aug 13 (EFE).– Large amounts of sargassum seaweed have washed up on the shores of the tropical resort city of Cancun and almost all of Mexico’s Riviera Maya over the past few weeks. The waves of sargassum has forced visitors to consider traveling to other tourist destinations instead. “The appeal of this (region) …
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Panama City, Aug 8 (EFE).- Panama is the only place in Latin America that blends into a single event huge shopping discounts and music festivals, adding cultural and gastronomic offerings to position it as one of the region’s most attractive tourist destinations. That is what the marketing director for the Tourist Authority of Panama (ATP), …
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