Xcaret: Nature’s Sacred Paradise

One of the lagoons

I come from a place were almost every kid dreams about visiting a theme park in Florida.  I don’t know when the Puerto Rican fascination with Disney World, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens started.  What I do know is that these parks ignite a fire in the imagination of most of the island’s young population [...]

Brazil’s Dusty Azure: Day 3 (Scene 2)

Small, cute bird

In my last post about Brazil, I promised I was not going to continue boring you to death with old buildings and historic areas. This post is about interesting pieces of information I learned or noticed while walking around Rio de Janeiro’s Centro (downtown). As I mentioned in my previous post, the Centro is often [...]

Papillon Photos: Caracol, Belize

The greatest structure of the site, Caana.  The picture does not make it justice.  This pyramid is enormous.

Before arriving to Belize, there was no doubt about it, I had to visit Caracol. Caracol is the name given to an ancient Maya City located in the middle of the jungle within the limits of the Cayo District.  Caracol is a Spanish word that means snail.  There is no agreement on why the city [...]

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