Tag: tourism
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San Antonio’s Missions declared a World Heritage site
Alamo with Moon (Al Rendon photo, courtesy San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau) Tracy L. Barnett, Special for USA TODAY Five cherished portals to America’s Spanish colonial past have just been elevated to the stature of Machu Picchu, Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal with Sunday’s decision by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations…
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What kind of traveler are you? San Antonio Trips for 5 Types of Travelers
By Tracy L. Barnett Special package for USA Today’s Experience Weekend site Remember the Alamo? Well, San Antonio has a whole lot more to offer visitors these days, almost enough to make you forget about that iconic shrine to Texas liberty. Miles and miles of newly developed spaces along the River Walk, an irresistible selection…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Puerto Vallarta
Part 6 of a series Driving up from the south in the golden light before sunset, we were entranced with the undulating highway hugging the cliffs and opening out to spectacular views of rocky, dramatic seashore. We passed Mismaloya, where Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’s steamy romance was captured for posterity in Night of the…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Manzanilla and Tenacatita
Part 3 of a series We awoke early this morning and went to the wildlife refuge at the backside of Barra de Navidad, a place seldom frequented by tourists but a hotspot for migratory waterfowl. A beautiful place to watch the sunrise and the sometimes extraordinary birds that appear there; once I saw several very…
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Panama’s Ngorongoro: El Valle de Anton
On Day Two of our Panama adventure, we climbed 1,800 feet to the Valle de Anton to see the world’s second-largest volcanic crater – second only to the Ngorogoro in Tanzania. We were met by Ivan Hoyos of Ancon Expeditions, Panama’s only Virtuoso tour provider and a conservation-oriented company linked with one of Panama’s oldest…