Story and photos by Bob Schulman Vacationers lucky enough to be in Costa Rica on April 11 have a special treat in store. It’s what amounts to a country-wide party, celebrated at street dances, in bars and restaurants and at backyard barbecues – and tourists are welcome to join in the fun. That day, a …
Panama City, Mar 2 (EFE).- The luxury US cruise liner Star Pride, a Windstar Cruises vessel, for the first time this year visited Panama’s Cebaco Island off the country’s Pacific coast with about 150 tourists on board, a spokesperson with the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) reported Thursday. The Star Pride, which set sail from Puerto …
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By Bob Schulman Looking for something different for your vacation this year? The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) wants you – not surprisingly – to consider a holiday featuring an adventure-oriented “transformative experience.” Like zipping off to the Omo Valley in Ethiopia to get chummy with remote tribespeople while soaking up their rich culture in …
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Story and photos by Bob Schulman What in the world is going on down in Mexico? Is the sun getting sunnier? Are the sands getting sandier? Or maybe the country’s millions of visitors are getting more bang for their buck (or their ruble, rial or rupee)? Whatever’s happening, it’s sure paying off. Mexico’s international tourism …
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Mazatlán, México, February 10, 2017 – Mazatlán, known as the ‘Colonial City on the Beach’ has been selected as the site for the 43rd Tianguis Turístico in 2018, winning out over Guadalajara, and Querétaro. In the end, the Tianguis selection committee assessed three proposals, considering air connectivity, hotel capacity and meetings and exhibition space. The …
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Austin (TX), 7 feb (EFE).- La capital de Texas, Austin, fue nombrada hoy la mejor ciudad para vivir de Estados Unidos tras quedar en primera posición en el ránking anual que elabora la prestigiosa revista estadounidense US News & World Report. La ciudad sureña superó en la clasificación estatal a la capital de Colorado, Denver, …
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Miami, 7 feb (EFEUSA).- Una nueva atracción de Disney basada en el filme Avatar (2009) abrirá su puertas el próximo 27 de mayo en el zoológico de Animal Kingdom, en el centro de Florida, anunció hoy la organización. “Pandora, The World of Avatar”, en la ciudad de Bay Lake, cerca de Orlando, recreará en 12 …
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Miami, Jan 27 (EFE).- Little Havana, the historic heart of Miami’s large Cuban exile community, on Friday became an officially designated national treasure of the United States. The honor was proclaimed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation at a ceremony including Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and representatives of local organizations. “Little Havana has been …
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Lima, Jan 19 (EFE).- Nearly 500 years after the first Spaniards in Peru raided the sanctuary of Pachacamac, a major pre-Columbian deity, their steps have been retraced in a tour of the ruins of that site’s ancient temples and palaces. Walking along roads excavated from the desert around Lima, a small group of tourists covered …
Tourist route traces footsteps of Spanish conquistadors in Peru Read More »
By Bob Schulman The Carib Indians of the Leeward Islands must have been terrified when Christopher Columbus’ 17 warships – two super-size galleons and 15 tri-masted caravels manned by a thousand soldiers in full battle gear – showed up on the former chart-maker’s second voyage to the New World on Nov. 14, 1493. Even scarier …