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Items not to Forget when traveling or Backpacking in Foreign Countries81

Items not to Forget when traveling or Backpacking in Foreign Countries

If you have never traveled on a long backpacking trip, there are certain items no one will recommend that you get. Through trial and error, I have compiled this list of items I wish I had traveled with the first time around.

2 comments    travel backpacking south america
Top Five Reasons To Visit São Paulo84

Top Five Reasons To Visit São Paulo

Being the biggest city of Latin America there is so much reasons to visit São Paulo, Brazil. Culture, Gastronomy, Shopping...

5 comments    brazil latin america sao paulo
The Life and Times of Agustin Lara65

The Life and Times of Agustin Lara

Bio of Mexico's great composer and poet: Agustin Lara. His influence and legacy to Latin American Music

8 comments    music songs lyrics
A Nicaraguan Girl - A True Mystery in Granada, Nicaragua85

A Nicaraguan Girl - A True Mystery in Granada, Nicaragua

Granada is a great tourist destination and the oldest city in Central America. The Nicaraguan city is almost exactly 530 years older than I am. A remarkable age. One day, here was the residence of an American named William Walker. He was this one,...

8 comments    costa rica nicaragua granada
Curvy  or  fat ?74

Curvy or fat ?

I grew up in Peru, thinking that real women have curves. Real women have breasts and hips, and round bottoms. And if you do not have them, you do anything from exercises to plastic surgery to have some curves. This is specially true in Brasil...

46 comments    health fitness exercise
Dia de los Muertos - History and Meaning of the Day of the Dead74

Dia de los Muertos - History and Meaning of the Day of the Dead

The History and Meaning of Dia de los Muertos come from a mixture of indigenous beliefs and Catholic traditions. This article explores the celebration of day of the dead not only in Mexico, but also Peru, Haiti and Brazil.

4 comments    day of the dead sugar skulls
Salsa - The Fun, Flavorful Condiment83

Salsa - The Fun, Flavorful Condiment

Salsa is the fun, flavorful condiment and since the year 2000, salsa has been the number one condiment in the United States. Salsa simply means sauce and can be made with a variety of ingredients.

20 comments    tomatoes salsa latin america
Cheap Airline Tickets To Guatemala | Flights to Guatemala City79

Cheap Airline Tickets To Guatemala | Flights to Guatemala City

Some of the lowest airfares to Latin America are being offered on flights to Guatemala booked in February and March 2011. There are very cheap flights to Guatemala being offered for flights in March. The best city to fly to Guatemala from is...

0 comments    flights airlines cheap flights
CHAGAS The New AIDS of the Americas64

CHAGAS The New AIDS of the Americas

Just came across a recent news article that peaked my interest. There is a new disease they are calling "AIDS of the Americas" causing a stir among people within the Latin American communities. It is not a sexually transmitted disease though,...

2 comments    america new disease
The Christian/Pagan Syncretism in Post Conquest Latin America75

The Christian/Pagan Syncretism in Post Conquest Latin America

Many Christian gods and deities in the Latin American world today carry a dual identity because of the Christian/Pagan syncretism that took place post conquest.

0 comments    religion christianity brazil
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