At LatinFlyer.com and LatinFlyerBlog.com, we’re working to create a reliable source not just of reviews, insider information and photos, but also of videos that can give you an even more complete view of a variety of destinations. The tourism office for Cartagena, Colombia, has produced this video highlighting some of the city’s main attractions as…
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LF DEAL ALERT: Puerto Vallarta Luxury and Value
One of the places I’ve most enjoyed staying in Puerto Vallarta is Villa Premiere Hotel & Spa. Part of the pleasure is the size; with only 83 rooms, it’s not crowded like larger resorts, yet it’s big enough to offer plenty of services (including excellent spa treatments). Part of the appeal is the comfortable and…
Too Much Snow? Consider a Hot Date in Cancun
Dreams Cancun watery wonderland. If you’re in my part of the world, you just might be a bit snowed in right now and thinking how nice it would be to get away to somewhere warmer. Perennial favorite Cancun has a pretty good remedy for anyone sick of the snow. Over the past few months, public…
VIDEO TOUR: San Juan Condado, Part 1 – Hotels, Sun & Dining
When I first started visiting Puerto Rico in the late 1980s, I wasn’t that impressed with Condado. Sure, it had its beaches and sure, it had some decent hotels and nightlife. But it always seemed grimy, and just a bit behind the times. Today, happily, that has changed. Hotels have been relaunched with the best…
VIDEO TOUR: San Juan Condado, Part 1 – Hotels, Sun & Dining
When I first started visiting Puerto Rico in the late 1980s, I wasn’t that impressed with Condado. Sure, it had its beaches and sure, it had some decent hotels and nightlife. But it always seemed grimy, and just a bit behind the times. Today, happily, that has changed. Hotels have been relaunched with the best…
VIDEO TOUR: San Juan Condado, Part 1 – Hotels, Sun & Dining
When I first started visiting Puerto Rico in the late 1980s, I wasn’t that impressed with Condado. Sure, it had its beaches and sure, it had some decent hotels and nightlife. But it always seemed grimy, and just a bit behind the times. Today, happily, that has changed. Hotels have been relaunched with the best…
Sports Illustrated Models Show Off Chile in Photoshoot
Chile’s Atacama Desert made for a dramatic backdrop for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, which hits newsstands this week. Four of the models — Julie Henderson, Daniella Sarahyba, Irina Shayk, and Zoe Duchesne — traveled to the Atacama Desert and posed at the Alta Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa. Photos were made on guest…
The Facelift Continues at San Francisco Church in Quito
The oldest church and monastery in Quito, Ecuador, is slowly but surely getting a facelift. Officially reopened in December, the 16th-century San Francisco church will continue to receive much-needed attention for quite some time. According to tourism officials, excavations carried out during renovations have unearthed artifacts from aboriginal to colonial times — including human bones…
LF DEAL ALERT: Acapulco Luxury, with Banyan Tree
Mexico’s first jet-set resort destination, Acapulco, is getting a needed shot in the arm with a spate of new luxury hotel openings. During my last visit, I checked out the pre-opening model of the Banyan Tree Cabo Marques, the newest property in the Americas run by the Asian luxury hotelier. And it’s quite a luxurious…
VIDEO TOUR: Antigua Guatemala
Could it be that Antigua Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was actually saved by the earthquakes that ravaged it during earlier centuries? If you consider that these natural disasters convinced politicians to move the capital and leave this charming city with its original colonial charm, then yes. Join me for a quick video tour…
VIDEO TOUR: Antigua Guatemala
Could it be that Antigua Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was actually saved by the earthquakes that ravaged it during earlier centuries? If you consider that these natural disasters convinced politicians to move the capital and leave this charming city with its original colonial charm, then yes. Join me for a quick video tour…
VIDEO TOUR: Antigua Guatemala
Could it be that Antigua Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was actually saved by the earthquakes that ravaged it during earlier centuries? If you consider that these natural disasters convinced politicians to move the capital and leave this charming city with its original colonial charm, then yes. Join me for a quick video tour…
New Travel Options for Cusco, Peru
As Peru works to recover from the mudslide and flooding that left thousands of visitors stranded around Machu Picchu last week, the tourism industry is struggling to get its bearings. Peru Rail, the company that provides the rail link to Machu Picchu, continues to work with the government on a restoration plan for the tracks.In the…
VIDEO: Posada del Angel, Luxury Boutique Hotel in Antigua Guatemala
BY MARK CHESNUT It was a cool Thursday evening in Antigua Guatemala, and I was lounging in a four-poster bed covered with 600-thread-count Egyptian cotton and hand-woven Guatemalan fabrics. Gentle flames crackled in the fireplace as I fell gently into a sound sleep, the silence so complete that the only artificial sound I could hear…