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Ouro Preto is a city of steep hills, located in the state of Minas Gerais. The name means Black Gold in Portuguese, reflecting that gold nuggets coated in a dark layer of iron oxide were discovered in the late 17th century. This started a frenzy of gold mining which at
For those touring South America, it was common to skip Paraguay as it didn’t have a single world-famous monument or natural wonder, the cities were generally deteriorated or commercially based, and driving hours through flat farmland wasn’t exciting. Then a funny thing occurred, in 2025 the number of visitors almost
Mexico was the first foreign country I ever traveled to. As a junior in high school, my botany class had a one-week bus trip from Denver to Puerto Peñasco, situated on the northern part of the Gulf of California. I remember little about it except that a couple of wise-guy
We spent almost a week in December 2025 with close friends in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere in both area and population. It’s smaller than New York City and has only 48,000 inhabitants. We thought we would have a relaxing vacation: reading books
I live in New York City in a neighborhood where many Dominicans live and have businesses. On a daily basis, I have friendly encounters with folks from there and wonder what their country is like. Finally, we had six days free in December of 2018 and decided to go. Though
I’ve wanted to travel to Grenada since America invaded this tiny country in 1983. So, we decided to visit and see for ourselves how this came about. While it had tangential Cold War significance, it seems amazing today that anyone would want to fight there. Rather, it’s a place with
Ouro Preto is a city of steep hills, located in the state of Minas Gerais. The name means Black Gold in Portuguese, reflecting that gold
For those touring South America, it was common to skip Paraguay as it didn’t have a single world-famous monument or natural wonder, the cities were
Uzbekistan is the heart of Central Asia and where all major branches of the Silk Road have intersected over 1,500 years. Civilizations have emerged from