Ecuador a la Carte, the all-Ecuador, all-the-time Website, provides us with insight about one of Ecuador’s most famed traditions, which takes place this month. It happens every year in June, when the winter solstice takes place in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a time when all the Andean families and lots of visitors get together…
Tag: Latin America travel
A Great Guide to Stylish Brazil, from Wallpaper Magazine
The National Supreme Court building in Brasilia, from the June 2010 issue of Wallpaper. To create the current issue of Wallpaper, the style-conscious, globally minded British magazine, management tried a bold experiment: They temporarily moved their staff out of England and set up shop in Brazil, producing the entire magazine (and current Web content) on-site….
Push to add 3 South American Nations to Visa Waiver Program
Getting to Brazil’s beautiful beaches would be a bit cheaper if everyone drops their visa fees. If the U.S. Travel Association (USTA) has its way, the nations of Argentina, Brazil and Chile will soon be welcomed into the United States Visa Waiver Program, which means that its citizens will no longer need to go through…
The Colors of Chile: My report, in TravelAge West
It’s a challenge to write about Chile without mentioning the many colorful hues that mark its stunning landscape, from the cool south to the deserts of the north. You may have already read some of my blog posts about my recent Chile trip http://www.latinflyerblog.com/search/label/Chile, during which I visited Santiago, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Patagonia and…
The Other Mrs. Peron: Argentina’s Despised Diva, Isabelita
No, it’s not Evita. Evita Perón’s tomb at Recoleta Cemetery and the Casa Rosada, where Evita rallied supporters from the balcony, are must-sees for every first-time visitor to Buenos Aires. But there is another Mrs. Perón who has inspired not a single Buenos Aires city tour: Isabelita. Evita Perón’s unrealized dreams of political office are…
HOTEL REVIEW: Relaxed Retro Chic at Boca Chica, Acapulco
Yesterday afternoon, I checked into a hotel where several decades earlier a Hollywood starlet named Rita Hayworth slept. That was back when Acapulco was becoming Mexico’s first jet-set resort destination, and celebrities were flocking to small, independently owned hotels in the hills by the bay. Today, Hotel Boca Chica — which opened in March 2010…