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“My Santiago” — Chile Travel Tips from Peigi Rodan, La Bicicleta Verde
What are the best things to do in Santiago de Chile? Insider travel tips from Peigi Rodan, who’s fallen in love with this South American capital in just a few months.
Colombia Travel Tips: Top 5 Reasons to Visit Cartagena
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cartagena is the biggest tourism destination in Colombia. Here’s why.
ExpressGuide: Acapulco
Too busy to slog through endless lines of text just to get the travel information you need? Hop aboard Latin Flyer’s ExpressGuide, a fast-reading new series of opinionated city guides. We (actually, I — no one is helping me with this yet) have distilled the very best of each city to its must-know essentials —…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made yet another visit to this massive resting place for the nation’s wealthy and famous (including Evita Perón, the legendary first lady).The elaborate marble mausoleums that line the narrow…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made yet another visit to this massive resting place for the nation’s wealthy and famous (including Evita Perón, the legendary first lady).The elaborate marble mausoleums that line the narrow…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made yet another visit to this massive resting place for the nation’s wealthy and famous (including Evita Perón, the legendary first lady).The elaborate marble mausoleums that line the narrow…
Santiago’s Quiet Gem: Barrio Concha y Toro
Even though I was pretty much in the center of bustling Santiago de Chile, as I strolled down one narrow, stone-paved street, the only sound I could hear was a mellifluous male voice singing, accompanied by a pianist from some upper window at a small music school. Such is the sense of peace that you…
Glimpsing a Glorious Past in Valparaiso, Chile
Nobel-prize-winning writer Pablo Neruda called Valparaiso “mi ciudad desordenada,” or “my disorganized city,” according to my guide from Chilean tour company Ruta Chile. But don’t think that’s an insult; after all, this city’s wonderful informality — most noticeable in the seemingly random array of fascinating historic architecture on its winding hills — is what makes…
Montevideo’s Architectural Treasures: Headed for Landmark Status?
The glistening tower of the Comando General de la Armada, with the Mercado Central in the foreground. Uruguay’s capital city may be smaller than Buenos Aires and carry less of a jet-set image than Punta del Este, but it’s laden with interesting and diverse architecture that some feel should warrant UNESCO World Heritage ranking. Peek…
Cartagena Video, part 1 – The LatinFlyer.com Video
If you checked this blog a few days ago, you’ve already seen the “official” tourism video produced by the tourism office in Cartagena. Now it’s my turn. Here’s my own personal version of a city tour of Cartagena de Indias, based on my recent visit. During Part 1 of the video, I’ll tell you a…
Cartagena Video, part 1 – The LatinFlyer.com Video
If you checked this blog a few days ago, you’ve already seen the “official” tourism video produced by the tourism office in Cartagena. Now it’s my turn. Here’s my own personal version of a city tour of Cartagena de Indias, based on my recent visit. During Part 1 of the video, I’ll tell you a…
Cartagena Video, part 1 – The LatinFlyer.com Video
If you checked this blog a few days ago, you’ve already seen the “official” tourism video produced by the tourism office in Cartagena. Now it’s my turn. Here’s my own personal version of a city tour of Cartagena de Indias, based on my recent visit. During Part 1 of the video, I’ll tell you a…
VIDEO TOUR: San Juan Condado, Part 2 – Nightlife & Shopping
If you need inspiration for nightlife and shopping in San Juan, check out this video! It’s Friday night along Ashford Avenue, and at the trendy open-air bars and restaurants that sit along the park called Ventana al Mar, members of San Juan’s young, beautiful elite are gathered, enjoying exotic drinks. Just across the street, patrons…