Tahrir Square may not have been a popular (and infamous) place to visit while in Cairo, but today, it is the place to see and to experience firsthand. Since January 25th 2011, the square has been the focal point of the Egyptian Revolution that shook the country from top to bottom. Thanks to the revolution [...]
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Faces of Barranco
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 [...]
9 Comments | Category: BelizeWhat’s The World Famous Chicken Drop?
Chicken security, bring me my CHICKEN! That’s a sentence that only makes sense if you’re in a hyperbolic parallel universe or in San Pedro, Belize. San Pedro has made a fun tradition of gambling on chicken poop. Yes… you bet on a spot where you hope the chicken will poop and win you some money. [...]
10 Comments | Category: BelizeMaking Chocolate Like The Mayas Used To
I love chocolate. I enjoy tasting it every now and then, and as I write this post I have an organic chocolate bar sitting next to my laptop. But, other than eating it, I knew nothing about chocolate nor how it’s made. Here in Belize, I had the opportunity to learn how chocolate is made [...]
28 Comments | Category: BelizePhoto Essay: El Morro Fort, Old San Juan
Old San Juan, founded in 1521, is a city originally conceived as a military stronghold for this Spanish colony. Naturally, the whole islet of San Juan was bordered with a massive, yet intricate fortification system that protected this strategic location in the Caribbean Sea, as well as held the riches Spain needed to gain world [...]
10 Comments | Category: Puerto RicoPhoto Essay: Life in New York
It’s been 4 years since I moved to New York City. The living experience has been a visual and sensorial overload that has kept me entertained and curious to experience even more. New York has presented me with many interesting sights during my daily life that have inspired me to snap a shot, even with [...]
8 Comments | Category: United StatesPhoto Essay: Machu Picchu
Today, the 24th of July 2011, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu by the American archeologist Hiram Bingham. To commemorate this significant milestone, I’m publishing this short photo essay with images I took while at Machu Picchu last year. Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site built around 1450AD at [...]
39 Comments | Category: PeruPhoto Essay: Puerto De La Libertad, El Salvador
Puerto De La Libertad, a dynamic port town located in the coastal crease of La Libertad state in El Salvador, is emerging as one of Central America’s best surfing destinations for international travelers and as a spot for travelers and locals alike to spend a leisure day at the beach. Only half an hour from [...]
4 Comments | Category: El SalvadorAntigua Guatemala – Photo Essay
I already told you how much I love Antigua Guatemala. While selecting images for the previous post, I had a hard time choosing the few ones I wanted to show. I felt like I couldn’t let all that love concentrated in a single post, so I decided to give a chance to a few more [...]
25 Comments | Category: Destinations, GuatemalaBallestas Islands Sanctuary
About 3:30 hours south of Lima, the Ballestas Islands are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Peru for lovers of marine wildlife, birds, and beautiful rock formation sceneries. These small islands, also called the “Poor Man’s Galapagos” because of how cheap it is to visit them, are an important sanctuary for marine fauna [...]
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