Destination of The Month

1. The Unesco World Heritage Site Copán, an ancient Maya city, is one of the most important sites of Mayan civilization worldwide.2. Honduras is a bird-watchers paradise, home to over 700 bird species. The Scarlet Macaw, with its distinctive red, blue and yellow plumes is Honduras’ national bird.3. Honduras is home to one of the …

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• The DR is famous for being a top Caribbean tourism destination; popular regions include Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, La Romana, and Samaná. • Dominican rum and cigars are highly rated by connoisseurs all over the world. • Wildlife fauna in the Dominican Republic includes the unusual solenodon, a very rare venomous mammal, and the rhinoceros …

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• Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil. • Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. • The traditional national sport of Colombia is called Tejo, a team sport that involves launching objects at a target.  • Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de …

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The Grand Cayman island is known for its pristine beaches and historic icons, but did you know: 1.  There are 3 main islands comprising the totality of the Cayman Islands – the Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman.  2. Only about 55,000 people live in the Grand Cayman. 3. It was in the Cayman …

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Want to find out all about Brazil? Here are 6 amazing facts about the South American country: 1. Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country in the world.2. Over 211 million people live in Brazil, making it the sixth country with the largest population in the world.3. Brazil has four time zones due to its vast …

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Here are our favorite interesting facts about Uruguay: 1. Uruguay is the smallest Spanish speaking country in South America 2. The name Uruguay comes from the Guaraní word for the Uruguay River, which means “river of the painted birds” 3. Uruguay is the biggest consumer of beef in the world, and 9.6% of Uruguay’s land …

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Here are 5 facts about Chile you might not know:

About 100km inland from Paramaribo and readily accessible by road, the scenic and wildlife-rich Brownsberg Nature Park is one of the most popular destinations in the country. Created in 1969, this 112 km2 park protects the forested slopes of Brownsberg (‘Brown’s Mountain’), which rises to an altitude of 560m immediately east of the Brokopondo Reservoir. …

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Canaima is a 12,000 sq mi park located in the southern region of Venezuela. It was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, rolling savannas, moriche palm groves, mountainous forests, and dense river woodlands join sheer cliffs that drop from astounding flat-topped table mountains called tepuis  It is home to the Angel Falls, the …

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Destination of the month: Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System It has been part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site since 1996. It is the largest reef complex in the Atlantic-Caribbean region and represents the world’s second-largest reef system.  The reef comprises a unique natural system with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, …

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