Inti Raymi: Ecuador’s Annual June Festival

WRITTEN BY webman

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 to celebrate the Incan’s main festivity: the Inti Raymi —meaning “the Sun’s solemn resurrection” in Quichua — is a…... READ MORE

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HOTEL REVIEW: W Santiago

WRITTEN BY Mark Chesnut

It’s late night at the rooftop bar at the W Santiago, and a woman who claims to be a baroness is tugging on my hair, telling me that it was destiny that she would meet…... READ MORE

 

HOTEL REVIEW: Convent Life at Charleston Santa Teresa in Cartagena, Colombia

WRITTEN BY Mark Chesnut

Soon after arriving in Colombia, I checked into a nunnery. Of course, it hadn’t actually served its original role in a number of years. I was invited to stay as a guest at the Hotel Charleston…... READ MORE

 

VIDEO Rosario Islands, Colombia: Sun, Sand and Shark Feeding

WRITTEN BY Mark Chesnut

Cartagena de Indias is Colombia’s biggest destination for international tourism. And one of the most popular side trips from this vacation hotspot is to the Islas Rosario, a group of some 27 islands about an…... READ MORE

 

Santiago’s Quiet Gem: The Concha y Toro District

WRITTEN BY Mark Chesnut

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…... READ MORE

 

VIDEO SLIDESHOW Faces of the Past: Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires

WRITTEN BY Mark Chesnut

VIDEO SLIDESHOW Faces of the Past: Recoleta Cemetery in 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…... READ MORE

 
 

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