Cuba and the United States reached an agreement Wednesday night that will allow U.S. commercial airlines to begin operating flights to the island for the first time in decades, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the discussion.
The supposed teachings of plants like ayahuasca, datura and tobacco attract travelers from all over the world. Some try to heal diseases, others try to find answers. In the past couple of years, dozens of retreats have been built near Iquitos to accommodate these practices.
Travelers at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport waited in long lines Friday as immigration authorities reportedly tightened passport controls.
From Barbados to Belize, Cancún to Tulúm, a viny brown seaweed known as sargassum has invaded the Caribbean basin this year. Vast floating mats have washed up and buried beaches. "It's been horrendous," said David Freestone, executive secretary of the Sargasso Sea Commission.
Border runs. They're a pain in the wallet for perpetual tourists and immigrants waiting for their residency in Costa Rica. But how long do you have to be out of the country to renew a Costa Rica tourist visa? It’s time to set this straight for the record.
The number of tourists visiting Bhutan — an isolated mountain kingdom in the Himalayas — jumped by 49.9 percent from 1999 to 2013, while tourism to much more accessible Costa Rica rose by only 6 percent over the same period. What gives?
Costa Rica's Tourism Institute reported more visitors than ever before over the first semester of 2015 with more than 1.4 million arrivals, most coming from the United States.
