Tag: Latin America
Pronounce it Meh-deh-zheen. It’s not the biggest city on the continent – or even in Colombia – but it definitely wins the ‘Most Improved’ award. Decades have passed since Pablo …
If a relative invited you to go on a cruise ship with them, would you do it? Our former contributor Liz Lewis did when her mom invited her on …
Traveling in a big city in developing countries often means dealing with nightmare traffic, thick blue smoke pollution, or both. A few have made efforts to turn at least …
Welcome to the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, where we tour the world in a single post, via submissions from a variety of different blogs, all about any aspect of …
By Camille Cusumano “Everywhere I look I see dead eyes,” thinks a Buenos Aires expat as she visits the Feria la Salada, a market that lives up to its …
By Tim Leffel Venturing into the wild adventure capital of Mexico, a group of tour guides gets a lesson in what not to do with their clients. The rafting …
By Shelley Seale Visiting the driest place on Earth, a writer is captivated by the alien landscape but longs to look deeper into the lives and traditions of the …
In Spanish, the words el doble de amigos translate as twice a many friends. Knowing even a few words in someone else’s language — and using them – often …
