Kovacevic: Which way will Sochi surprise? Tribune-Review Sochi is to Russia as Cancun is to Mexico: It's all tourism and barely reflective of the rest. It stretches for a linear 90 miles of Black Sea coast, is crammed with hotels and, despite all that space, is home to about a Pittsburgh-sized population of ... |
WSB: Cuba 5-0 Poland: Domadores Dynamite! EastsideBoxing.com In a magnificent display of class, the Cuba Domadores again underlined why they are title favourites for many pundits this year. The resurgence in the Hussar's form in the last few weeks counted for little when they found themselves up against the ... |
The Costa Rican Times | Costa Rica's Wrong Turn; The Presidential Election The Costa Rican Times His platform calls for policies similar to those disastrously implemented in Venezuela, like land distribution, punitive taxes on big corporations, price controls and the nationalization of key industries. His claim that the country's economic ... Op-Ed: Costa Rica's wrong turn |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Trinidad shines as Cuba's colonial gem Minneapolis Star Tribune Some now pulsate with the sound of music and the beguiling atmosphere of Cuba's hottest tourist attraction: private restaurants called paladars. In a two-day visit to the south central town as part of a weeklong People-to-People tour, my group of 15 ... |
Latin Post | Latin American Drug Trade Ruining Ecosystems in Central America Latin Post Land in Central and South America is often clear-cut to grow coca plants to make cocaine - that, we already knew. But a new study published this week in the journal Science shows that the illegal drug trade is hurting rainforests in Central America in ... Narco-Trafficking Destroying Central America Drug Traffickers Causing Deforestation in Central America |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Trinidad shines as Cuba's colonial gem Minneapolis Star Tribune The streets were dark, the cobblestones ankle-twisting as we picked our way through the colonial town of Trinidad, Cuba. The tall barred windows typical of the 18th- and 19th-century houses revealed scenes of domestic life — a child, a dog, an old man ... Trinidad: After 500 years, Cuba's prettiest town is ready for her close up |
Campaign necessary to counter water emergency's effects State Journal Alisa Bailey, president and chief executive officer of the Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau, is examining a study of the impact the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had on tourism to the area. |
Havana Times | Who Cares about Cuba Besides Cubans? Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — The paths of Cuba and the fate of the Cuban revolution are issues of serious concern outside the island. No one had to tell me, nor did I have to read it, I saw it with my own eyes during my recent visit to Brazil in the month of January. |
Venezuela travel restrictions causing hardships, could cost Fla. $1B Bay News 9 Beginning this week, citizens traveling from Venezuela to Florida are only allowed $700 in credit purchases once they reach the state. They were allowed $2,500 ... Experts estimate Florida could lose close to $1 billion in tourism a year. Venezuela ... |
Cuba defeats Poland BoxingNews24.com Lausanne, Switzerland, February 1, 2014 – In a magnificent display of class, the Cuba Domadores again underlined why they are title favourites for many pundits this year. The resurgence in the Hussar's form in the last few weeks counted for little when ... WSB Results: Cuba stroll; Mexico edge Azerbaijan |
Sail World | Mexico's yacht impounding goes on - only 30 of 300 released Sail World However, it seems we were celebrating too soon. Mexico has released fewer than 10 percent of the more than 300 tourist boats it impounded, thwarting the plans of many cruising sailors to go further or home, and putting off many potential seafaring ... |
Inside Costa Rica | China reinforces ties with Latin America at CELAC summit Inside Costa Rica Venezuela is one prominent example as Chinese oil companies have heavily invested in Venezuelan oil, the cornerstone of the country's economy. Meanwhile, Nicaragua gained international prominence in ... Certainly, China is everywhere these days, from ... |
South Florida ship first into Cuba's Mariel mega-port Sun-Sentinel The largest infrastructure project in Cuba in decades, the modern Mariel port was financed mainly by a Brazilian loan and built by Brazil's construction giant Odebrecht, which also is active in South Florida. The seaport aims to replace Havana as the ... |
Murphy: Houston can benefit from more trade with Latin America Houston Chronicle Public perception has it all wrong about global trade and the United States. According to Ted Piccone, senior research fellow at the Brookings Institution, "Latin America is much more important than China." This is good news for Houston, given its ... |
Lucia Vega Jimenez's Death In Vancouver Border Custody Angers Mexico Huffington Post Canada The two Koreas have been staring each other down for so long that the border area between them has become a flourishing natural park and <a href="http://ift.tt/1fvcJSM;>a major area tourism attraction</a>. |
