Gotcha!! — The Historic Town of Quito, Ecuador
I could not wait to visit Quito, having read about the Historic Old Town with its colorful restored buildings… … and beautiful, almost medieval churches. …
South/Central America
STRIKING ARCHITECTURE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA
(Originally written in 2013. Scroll to the end for the unexpected twist about an American presence in Panama that became rather infamous several years later…) …
CUENCA – The Athens of Ecuador
History Cuenca is the third largest City in Ecuador, and the second to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The other WHS site is …
Chaos on the Roads in Panama City, Panama
Note: This Blog Post was first written on September 24th, 2013. The website Phylonthego.com was hacked and destroyed. Fortunately one of my friends had saved …
Casa Kimberly, Puerto Vallarta, Part l .
The Backstory Going back in time to the tumultuous love affair of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1960’s. Casa Kimberly built above the …
Merida Coqui Coqui
The City of MERIDA in the YUCATAN PENINSULA, is one of the most picturesque cities in Mexico. History Merida, the Yucatan Capital as well as …
Casa Malca, the former home of Pablo Escobar, now an art filled Boutique Hotel in Tulum, Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Visiting CASA MALCA in Tulum on the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Webster Dictionary describes the word “Magic” as “The art of producing illusions by sleight of hand, …
Expect the unexpected at Habitas – Tulum, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Habitas is an original concept for a beach-side hotel in Tulum, Mexico. If you go, expect the unexpected and leave your preconceived ideas at home. …
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VISITING MEXICO — THE RIVIERA MAYA
Twenty years ago, very few people had heard of the Riviera Maya. All it was was a few isolated fishing villages and rural Indian villages …