La Habana Vieja, Havana (Cuba) – Old Havana (extended version)
La Habana Vieja is the proper name for the central neighborhood Old Havana in Havana, Cuba. If you visit Havana for the first time, this is where need to go. If you’ve visited…
Trinidad de Cuba (extended version)
Trinidad de Cuba is a town in central Cuba, near the Caribbean coast on the south side of the island. Trinidad de Cuba lies in the Sancti Spíritus province, close to the Caribbean…
La Habana Vieja, Old Havana (Havana, Cuba) – In Another Minute (314)
La Habana Vieja (Old Havana) is the oldest neighborhood and the city center of Havana, Cuba. Old Havana and its fortifications are a UNESCO World Heritage site. La Habana Vieja was first established…
Trinidad de Cuba (Cuba) – In Another Minute (Week 313)
Trinidad de Cuba is a picturesque town on the Caribbean coast of central Cuba. Since 1988, the entire town of Trinidad de Cuba has been a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s only a…
Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) – In Another Minute (263)
The Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biósfera), a UNESCO World Heritage site just south of Tulum, in Quitana Roo, Mexico, could be described as paradise. Recently (during week 261), Scott and I…
Chichén Itzá – World Wonder (Mexico) – In Another Minute (262)
Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was a large pre-Columbian Mayan city. The collection of remaining buildings is a UNESCO World Heritage site. And the large pyramid El Castillo has been…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) – In Another Minute (Week 147)
Visiting Rio de Janeiro at the beginning and again in the middle of my 3-week Brazil trip was amazing. For good reason, the 6th largest city in the Americas is part of the UNESCO World…
Mesa Verde (UNESCO Heritage site) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 201)
Mesa Verde is not only a beautiful US National Park but also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s the largest archeological preserve in the United States and features over 4000 archaeological sites and…