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My Travel Adventures From A to Z

My Travel Adventures From A to Z

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Just like my previous Best of Travel 2011 post, I was recently nominated by Alexandra from Crazy, Sexy, Fun Traveler to do this post, where I mention my travel adventures from A to Z.  So, here’s my travel alphabet! A: Age you went on your first international trip: I’m not sure.  Living in Puerto Rico [...]

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Best of GloboTreks’ Travel, 2011

Best of GloboTreks’ Travel, 2011

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For some time I’ve been debating how to do a 2011 wrap up post that summarizes this year in travel.  So, when I got the nomination by Ben from Adventures with Ben, I didn’t think it twice to go with it and use it as my Best of 2011 post.  Here’s how my travels went [...]

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Faces of Barranco

Faces of Barranco

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Barranco is one of those places you will never hear anyone say they visited during their time in Belize.  Lets face it, there’s nothing there.  But, what you will find there is the true, unspoilt cultural identity of a Garifuna village. With barely 130 residents, Barranco is one of the smallest villages in Belize, and [...]

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A Quick Look at Maya Astronomy

A Quick Look at Maya Astronomy

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Today’s winter solstice, December 21st 2011, marks a year until the day the Maya Long Count Calendar ends, and what many believe is the end of the world. Many credit the Maya for such prediction of doom, but the reality is that the Mayas never mentioned the “end of the world” in 2012 in their [...]

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Black Orchid in Belize

Belize Snapshot: Black Orchid

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Black Orchid – Caves Branch in Cayo, Belize The Black Orchid (Prosthechea Cochleata) is Belize’s national flower.  It is one of the few orchids that can bloom all year round.  While it is known as the Black Orchid, the reality is that this flower is never black, but a dark purple tone. The Black Orchid [...]

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Why I Love Caye Caulker

Why I Love Caye Caulker

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Caye Caulker is a black hole of awesomeness… Once you get in, you can’t find a way to get out. That’s a facebook comment I wrote on the status of one of my friends who, like most travelers, had a hard time leaving Caye Caulker.  Many people, including myself, have the same reaction with this [...]

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Gran Cenote, Tulum, Mexico

Weekly Snapshot: Gran Cenote

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Gran Cenote – Tulum, Mexico Located just outside of the city of Tulum in Mexico, the Gran Cenote is one of the most popular snorkeling and diving spots in the Riviera Maya. The word Cenote is derived from the Mayan word “Dzonot”, which means sacred well. These wells, caves, and underground rivers were created naturally over 6,500 [...]

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Visiting Chichen Itza

Visiting Chichen Itza

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Chichen Itza is arguably one of the most famous Maya Archeological sites in all Central America.  It is the largest Maya site in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and to this date, it is one of the most visited attractions in Mexico.  Chichen Itza, which means “Mouth of the Well of the Itza”, was named [...]

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Garifuna Settlement Day, Dangriga Belize

Garifuna Settlement Day

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Today, November 19th, is the most important day in the Garifuna calendar –Garifuna Settlement Day– which celebrates the arrival of the first Garinagu to Dangriga in 1832. The Garifuna first appeared in Central America in 1635, when escaped and shipwrecked slaves from Africa found refuge in Saint Vincent Island and mixed with the native Caribs [...]

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10 Things to do in Placencia, Belize

10 Things to do in Placencia, Belize

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Placencia, a small town located in the Stann Creek District of Belize, is a destination that has come out of the shadows in the past decade and has stepped into the travel spotlight by offering a unique combination of jungle highlands with beaches and reefs in one strategic location.  In order to experience both land [...]

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