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A travel guide to Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is the home of carnival, calypso and angostura bitters. The nation has a wide history of various carnivals held from time to time. The trinidians are relaxed and generous set of people, and they are masters of [...]
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Angel Falls – Canaima National Park
Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world and is located in the Canaima National Park in Bolivar state, along Venezuela’s border with Brazil. The waterfall drops from a height of 979 m, being more than 19 times higher [...]
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The Mayans – a landmark for mankind
The Mayan calendar ends suddenly on December 21, 2012. Thought as a succession of 9 cycles, each divided into 13 stages (7 “day” and 6 “nights”), it announces the nearing of a new stage in the evolution of man kind, [...]
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Lago Atitlán, Guatemala
Deep in the guatemalan highlands is a mystical village that has beckoned hippies and backpackers for decades: San Marcos La Laguna. The scenery is reason enough to visit, with its three active volcanoes (Toliman, Atitlán, and San Pedro), wild orchids, [...]
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Brazilian Bikini Wax
In Brazil, salons are not a luxury, they are an essential part of life. “It’s where women go to replenish, rejuvenate, and renew,” says Daphne Sorensen, an international aide worker from Rio de Janeiro. “Our stylists are our best friends. [...]
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The Amazon Basin
A lush tropical forest that once covered 2 million square miles, the Amazon Basin features the greatest biodiversity in the world. Thousands of its plants, insects, birds, and animals are not found anywhere else, and indigenous tribes still live deep [...]
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Buenos Aires, Argentina – Evita and the Mothers of the Disappeared
Sprawling before the casa rosada, or presidential palace, in downtown Buenos Aires is a massive square that has been the hub of women-led activism for the past century: the Plaza de Mayo. In the 1940s, María Eva Duarte de Perón [...]
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The Amazon Rainforest
Described as “The Lungs of the Planet”, the Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest natural resource being a key player in what the health of our planet is concerned. Also known as the Amazon Jungle or Amazonia, this tropical rainforest [...]








