By Bob Schulman Do you know who John Canoe was? Probably not – unless you live around the Caribbean. Or in a few places on the Caribbean Rim in Central America. But though he’s hardly a household name, at certain times of the year thousands of tourists pack these spots to enjoy Canoe’s legacy at …
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug 29 (EFE).- Los Cabos has become Mexico’s premier luxury tourism destination with an expansion plan through 2021 that includes building new hotels and offering exclusive services, according to the Los Cabos Tourism Trust. The 2017-2021 plan includes building relatively small hotels with a total of 5,213 rooms with the …
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Sayulita, Mexico, Aug 17 (EFE).- The town of Sayulita is one of the most attractive destinations on Mexico’s Pacific coast not only for its rustic character but also because of the possibility it offers to surf or swim on the “Beach of the Dead,” which one accesses by passing through a cemetery. The town of …
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By Bob Schulman Not too long ago there were “boom and chime” bands all over Belize, a speck on the Central American map just below Mexico. If you were lucky enough to get down there before 2010 you likely heard the country’s top boom band, led by the iconic accordionist/singer Wilfred Peters, batting out peppy, …
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By Bob Schulman Take notes, adventurers. Here are four way-off-the-beaten-track places around the world just waiting for you to explore and soak up sights straight out of the most eye-catching travel brochures. Let’s start with a trip to a plush fishing camp you wouldn’t expect to find in the Russian wilderness way up above the …
Timaukel, Chile, Jun 25 (EFE).– Karukinka Natural Park, which sprawls over 300,000 hectares (740,740 acres), offers adventurous visitors to Chile’s remote Tierra del Fuego province an opportunity to explore an environmental gem that serves as a natural laboratory. The park is home to forests, wetlands, lakes and rivers, inviting visitors to hike, kayak, cycle and …
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By Bob Schulman Check out a map of the Caribbean, and you’ll spot the island of Hispaniola about 650 miles southeast of Miami, wedged in between Cuba and Puerto Rico. Two countries share the island, the Dominican Republic on its eastern two-thirds and Haiti on the western third. Foreigners have been coming to the Dominican …
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By Bob Schulman “Cajun country” runs through 22 parishes (much like counties) stretching across the southern part of Louisiana from New Orleans to the Texas border. Over a million people live in the region including some 250,000 Cajuns, mostly descendants of early French settlers. Many came to Louisiana in the mid-1700s after they were evicted …
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Zacatecas, Mexico, Apr 25 (EFE).- The Mexican municipality declared a Cultural Heritage of Humanity site in 2010, went from being an old, abandoned mining town to a tourist destination that combines the beauty of colonial architecture with ecotourism. Because of its location on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Inland Road), also known as …
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Story and photos by Bob Schulman Check out a map of Mexico and you’ll see the state of Sonora just below Arizona. Now, look for a tiny speck down at the lower end of Sonora – literally at the end of the road. That’s Alamos. Wander around this old Spanish mining town, and it’s easy …