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Zapatillo Island: An impromtu sea turtle hatchery

Posted by on Feb 3, 2012 in Central America, Panama | 2 comments

Zapatillo Island: An impromtu sea turtle hatchery

As Ben and I walk the beach of Zapatillo in Panama, we stumble on rare baby leatherback sea turtles making their instinctual journey to the ocean.

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Spa Day: Mud Bath in a Volcano

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Colombia | 0 comments

Spa Day: Mud Bath in a Volcano

Ben and I visit a mud volcano just outside of Cartagena, Colombia for alittle massage therapy and some river washin’.

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Cartagena: Touring Colombia’s Walled Caribbean City

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Colombia | 0 comments

Cartagena: Touring Colombia’s Walled Caribbean City

Topping every “World’s Most Beautiful Cities” list and hands down my favorite “colonial” city of Latin America is Cartagena, with all of it’s old world charm and Caribbean mystique.

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Salt Cathedral: The First Wonder of Colombia

Posted by on Jan 18, 2012 in Colombia | 0 comments

Salt Cathedral: The First Wonder of Colombia

Only 32 miles from Bogota, buried deep in Zipaquira’s halite (rock salt) hill is a beautiful underground temple built by the hands of salt miners. It’s nothing short of an architectural masterpiece.

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Seeing is Believing: Evidence of a Virgin Mary Apparition

Posted by on Jan 11, 2012 in Colombia | 14 comments

Seeing is Believing: Evidence of a Virgin Mary Apparition

Our journey to the Las Lajas Basilica, Columbia. This church was built to encase a small grotto that contains a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. Think Virgin Mary toast but more legit, and way more beautiful.

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