Afro-Antillean Museum (24th Street and Avenue Justo Arosemena) — this is a small museum located on an old wooden building that resembles a church (within one of the rougher parts of Panama City), that’s dedicated to the thousands of Caribbean (mostly Jamaican & Barbadian) workers who were brought to Panama to help build the Canal. […]
Bosques de Palermo (Buenos Aires) – a.k.a. “Parque Tres de Febrero”, this 400 hectare park is located in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, and is considered the city’s version of New York’s Central Park. Designed with the help of prominent French landscape designer Carlos Thays, the park was first inaugurated in 1875 and has […]
Avenida Corrientes (Av. Callao & Av. Corrientes, Buenos Aires) – this is one of the most important thoroughfares in the city of Buenos Aires. Stretching some 8.6km from Puerto Madero up to Chacarita, Avenida Corrientes got its current name in 1822 in homage to the province of Corrientes, which was the first to support the […]
Avenida de Mayo (downtown Buenos Aires)— this is the central avenue in the city of Buenos Aires. The street connects the two main government buildings in the city, the Casa Rosada and Plaza de Mayo with the National Congress and Plaza Congreso. Both sides of the street are lined with tall, decorative buildings with wrought-iron […]
Avenida 9 de Julio and the Obelisk (downtown Buenos Aires) – this multi-lane boulevard is the world’s widest avenue. It’s named after Argentina’s Independence Day (July 9th). The avenue runs from the Retiro district in the north to Constitucion station in the south, roughly one kilometer to the west of the Rio de la Plata […]
Xunantunich (Cayo District — 80 miles west of Belize City) — Set on a leveled hilltop, Xunantunich (pronounced shoo-nahn-too-neech), is one of Belize’s most easily accessible and impressive Maya archaeological sites. To reach the ruins, take the free, hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River. From the ferry, which comes and goes on demand, it’s about […]
Swing Bridge (downtown Belize City) – what better way to stress the country’s “back water” image among some tourists than this swing bridge that was built in the 1920s? This bridge, which replaced several wooden bridges that were built during the 19th century, connects Belize City’s north side with its south side, spanning over […]
St. John’s Cathedral (Albert Street, Belize City) — Immediately inland of Government House stands St John’s Cathedral, the oldest Anglican church in Central America. It was built by slave labor between 1812 and 1820 using bricks brought from Britain as ballast. Notable things to see inside are the ancient pipe organ and the Baymen-era […]
Museum of Belize (Gabourel Lane, Belize City) — This modern museum in the Fort George district provides an excellent overview of the story of Belize. Housed in the country’s former main jail (built of brick in 1857), the museum preserves one cell in its original state, complete with inmates’ graffiti; if you thought your hotel […]
Maritime Museum (North Front Street, Marine Terminal, Belize City) – located along the Swing Bridge, the Maritime Museum is housed within a former fire house. The museum exists to educate visitors on Belize’s seafaring & shipbuilding past through a variety of old documents, model boars, paintings and other displays.