During the French Revolution, a guillotine was erected and 300 people were executed.
The Yana , Photo Rolando Pujol
Text and photos: Rolando Pujol
About 177 km from Havana is Cayo Largo del Sur, a small island that is part of the Canarreos Archipelago in its southern portion. The islet, one of the most interesting tourist destinations in the country, offers 25 km of practically virgin beaches.
Among the diversity of species of flora that populate the key, there is a tree that has a special protection, the Yana, a variety of mangrove, which has survived for several centuries, dominating with its thick branches almost a hundred square meters in the middle of the uverales and coastal palms. Because ....
MITM Americas, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market
The 24thedition of MITM Americas, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market, the oldest B2B MICE tradeshow of the Americas & Caribbean, returns once more to Cuba. It will take place in Varadero, from the 4th to the 7th at the emblematic Hotel Meliá Varadero, first MICE hotel in Cuba, with a priviliged location and magnificent installations for events.
MITM Americas will reunite up to 50 MICE & Business Travel buyers, executives and directors of incentive agencies, corporate companies, event planners, congress organizers, international associations, luxury agencies,and tour ....
Credits Visit Centroamerica
According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), outdoor activities, nature-based products and community-based tourism are positioned as the crown jewels among those seeking to travel this 2022. For this reason, the Central America Promotion Agency (CATA) is promoting a campaign called "El Origen" (The Origin).
"El Origen" emerges as a campaign that invites travelers to learn about the archaeology, culture and nature that changed the world, which took place in the region. Traveling to Central America and the Dominican Republic would mean taking a journey back in time to see and experience the beginning of millenary civilizations, ancestral gastronomy ....
Costa Rica
The "Global Retirement Index 2022" by International Living, which has been echoed by the World Economic Forum, presents a list of retirement destinations around the world, based on the personal experiences of expatriates in each place, combined with factors such as the cost of living, climate, medical services and the simplicity of the bureaucracy.
It is a selection where European and Latin American countries stand out for retirement: Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Malta, Spain and Uruguay are the ten countries chosen to enjoy a quality retirement. Costa Rica ranks second on this list of the ....
bamboo rafting
Jamaica lives up to all the stereotypes you'd expect from a Caribbean island: paradisiacal beaches with turquoise waters, a pleasant year-round tropical climate and lush nature everywhere you look. But the traveler will soon discover that the "island of wood and water" is much more than that, and proof of this are the unique experiences it offers, such as those that follow.
Bathing in luminescent waters
Home to millions of microscopic organisms (called dinoflagellates) that light up at night, the Luminous Lagoon is a natural wonder that extends into Falmouth Bay. As a curiosity, there are only three other ....
Source: Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)
John Bell, the first Executive Director of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS), which he was instrumental in launching.
Taking place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida this week, the coveted honor was bestowed upon Bell for his significant contributions to the hospitality industry. Fellow tourism legend and former CHTA CEO and Director General Alec Sanguinetti accepted the award on Bell’s behalf.
Among his many achievements, Bell, who was the guiding force of CHTA (formerly the Caribbean Hotel Association ....
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During the French Revolution, a guillotine was erected and 300 people were executed.
