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Colonial Homes Granada Old and New
The Historical District is deceptive. Walking narrow streets and sidewalks, you meet massive walls and sturdy doors, wrought iron,sturdy secure steel gates. When you peek through cracked doors, or open windows, you are surprised with glimpses of cozy...
Tortuga Alert by the pool for Joan
There are exotic birds in the pool area, some in cages, some free in the banana trees. Two of the caged birds are varieties of parrot and several others are parakeets. They are brought out by staff in mid morning and climb obstacles in their cages, hang...
Granada Cafe in the historical district
I order an omelet, toast, and black coffee. The Cafe de Arte is on a side street in the Historical District and traffic is thin this Sunday morning around seven. There is a bookcase near a corner of the dining area where browsers find books to go with...
Isla Blanca Park RV's welcome
Isla Blanca Park is owned and operated by Cameron County, Texas. It is at the southern tip of South Padre Island and has hundreds of full service sites for snowbirds, overnight visitors, campers. It is a destination for most, a stop on the road for some,...
Sea Turtle Rescue Center South Padre Island Drive
Sea turtles can grow to five hundred pounds and range widely over the world's oceans. They mysteriously return to lay eggs on the same beach where they were born and man has been one of their biggest enemies since their meat is tasty, their shells can be...
Sunrise Cafe Cuenca ex-pat hangout
You go down Luis Cordero all the way to Calle Larga, make a right, go mas y meno two blocks and look right, and you are at the Sunrise Cafe Cuenca. The Sunrise Cafe Cuenca is a hangout for ex-pats. It is a comfortable mom and pop place with good prices,...
Ecuadorian Zones differences in style, not substance
The Museo Pumapungo's second floor features exhibits on Ecuador's geographical zones. In one room is Amazon man with a blowgun who welcomes you into his jungle. Amazonian's dress light and move silent as the animals they pursue. They live in thatched...
Mirador De Turi To Mirador de Turi and home
At the top of the hill are panoramic views. Cuenca, Ecuador has expanded as far north and south as you can see, stopped only by the Cajas National Reserve on one end and more mountains on the other. Red tile roofs and reddish bricks look like a bloody...
Belize – Lamanai Ruins Mayan Ruins at Lamanai
What I should have done was read about the ruins before I got here. Lamanai, which means submerged crocodile, is a Mayan city in the Orange District of Belize. It dates to the sixteenth century B.C. and was occupied into the seventeen hundreds A.D....
Palapa Bar and Grill A San Pedro Town Institution
A palapa has a thatched roof that lets rain run off it like water runs off a duck's back. The shape and structure of these traditional island buildings is functional, not complicated to build, and uses local materials. In a big wind the whole thing...
A Good Place to Stay Good value in San Pedro Town
According to Rabbit, retired bartender, Ramon's Village is one of the better values in San Pedro Town. If you are coming to Ambergris Caye for a week and want to have convenience, service, good food, security, access to the water, a good home base for...
Captain Morgan’s Resort and Casino privateers and pirates
The resort and casino are on the north side of Ambergris Caye and you get there in a taxi by the new road, or a water taxi with Coastal Express, or catch one of the resort's own shuttles that bring guests to and from their accommodations. This time of...
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