Avenida de Mayo (downtown Buenos Aires)— this is the central avenue in the city of Buenos Aires. The street connects the two main government buildings in the city, the Casa Rosada and Plaza de Mayo with the National Congress and Plaza Congreso. Both sides of the street are lined with tall, decorative buildings with wrought-iron […]
Avenida 9 de Julio and the Obelisk (downtown Buenos Aires) – this multi-lane boulevard is the world’s widest avenue. It’s named after Argentina’s Independence Day (July 9th). The avenue runs from the Retiro district in the north to Constitucion station in the south, roughly one kilometer to the west of the Rio de la Plata […]
With Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas ushering in Spanish colonialism through much of the Americas, Spanish explorers arrived in the sparsely-populated South American country now known as Argentina in 1516 (at a geographic site known as Rio de la Plata). Since Argentina was not known for having significant deposits of gold (unlike Peru), no […]
Princess Hotel & Casino (Newtown Barracks, Belize City) — The casino at the Princess Hotel is an informal and fun place to try to boost your budget, with roulette, poker and blackjack tables, plus hundreds of slot machines and a floor show with dancing girls kicking up their heels at 10pm. You need to show […]
Princess Hotel & Casino (Newtown Barracks, Ciudad de Belice): el casino del Princess Hotel es un lugar informal y divertido para tratar de aumentar su presupuesto, con mesas de ruleta, póquer y blackjack, además de cientos de máquinas tragamonedas y un show de piso con bailarinas levantando sus talones a las 10pm. Debe mostrar una […]
Placencia (Beach) (Stann Creek District, Belize) — One place on the mainland that boasts excellent beaches in Belize is Placencia, a peninsula about two-thirds of the way south along the Belizian coastline. The barrier reef is much farther offshore at Placencia, but this doesn’t affect the nature of the beach here… long, white, gently […]
Placencia (Playa) (Distrito de Stann Creek, Belice) – Un lugar en el continente que cuenta con excelentes playas en Belice es Placencia, una península que se encuentra a dos tercios del camino hacia el sur a lo largo de la costa de Belice. La barrera de arrecifes está mucho más lejos de la costa en […]
Orchid Bay (Beach) (Corozal District, northern Belize) — Orchid Bay isn’t technically ocean beach. It’s on the huge, calm, sheltered Bay of Chetumal that Belize shares with Mexico, where their borders meet. Orchid Bay is an ambitious multi-use development across the bay from the town of Corozal, and the developers have widened and improved the […]
Orchid Bay (Playa) (Distrito de Corozal, norte de Belice) – Orchid Bay no es técnicamente una playa oceánica. Es en la enorme, tranquila y protegida Bahía de Chetumal que Belice comparte con México, donde se encuentran sus fronteras. Orchid Bay es un ambicioso desarrollo de usos múltiples en la bahía de la ciudad de Corozal, […]
Diving: for visitors interested in diving (as well as other nautical activities), by far, the country’s cayes (pronounced “keys”), located off of Belize’s long Caribbean coastline can’t be beat. As much as 70% of foreigners visiting Belize are likely to visit at least one caye during their time in the country. The most popular cayes […]