Study Confirms Antarctica Warming
September 20th, 2006English-speaking Belize dances to its own rhythms
September 20th, 2006Cynthia Campbell, 2TheAdvocate :Snuggled between Mexico and Guatemala, Belize celebrates the 25th anniversary of its independence throughout September with parades, pageants, music and food. Read the rest of this entry »
Ancient amber shows rich Amazon life
September 20th, 2006Galapagos Park Seeks $10 Million From Markel for Tanker Spill
September 18th, 2006Megan Murphy, Bloomberg: The Galapagos Islands national park service has filed a lawsuit in London to recover more than $10 million in damages for a 2001 oil spill that threatened the archipelago’s famed ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »
TV coverage may threaten the Galapagos
September 18th, 2006Tom Chesshyre, Times Online: ::nobreak::Conservationists fear that forthcoming BBC programmes about the Galapagos islands will lead to a tourist boom that could damage the fragile ecosystem of the remote Ecuadorean islands.From the end of the month, BBC Two is running three hour-long programmes on the Galapagos, while Equator, another BBC Two series, features the islands tomorrow. The current BBC Wildlife magazine features the Galapagos islands on its front cover, and Radio 4 is also planning coverage. Read the rest of this entry »
Strong Earthquake Shakes Gulf of Mexico
September 12th, 2006Peru bans flights over Inca ruins
September 11th, 2006
 Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911. |
Dan Collyns, BBC News: The Peruvian government has reversed a decision to allow flights over the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu after an outcry from environmental groups.
Peru’s Transport and Communications ministry has declared the area around the site a no-fly zone.
Environmentalists said a number of rare animals and plants would have been severely affected by the low-flying helicopter tours.
Machu Picchu, a world heritage site, is Peru’s biggest tourist attraction. Read the rest of this entry »
Hotel Manatus (Tortuguero-Costa Rica)
September 11th, 2006The newest lodge in the Tortuguero National Park is the Hotel Manatus, located about 4½-5 hrs on bus then boat from San Jose.The lodge has only been operating for 3 months. The construction was finished back in June 2006, after about 1½ years of constructing and building, but is now fully operational.
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Author shares untold story of Shackleton epic
September 9th, 2006Tom Dalton, Batesville Herald Tribune : The moment of truth for the “lost men” likely came soon after they were put ashore in Antarctica and returned days later to find their ship, the Aurora, was gone. It had broken loose from its moorings in a gale, leaving them stranded with few supplies in a desolate, frozen land. Read the rest of this entry »
Corteza Amarilla Hotel
September 6th, 2006Recently I had the opportunity to visit a new hotel called Corteza Amarilla, Located just 15 minutes from Juan Santamaria International Airport and 12 minutes from San Jose Downtown, built in a 4500 square meter property, and with a unique type of architecture mixing Art Noveau, Deco, Barroque and some oriental influence.
