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San Blas, Mexico: The holy grail for ecotourists and a birdwatchers’ paradise

San Blas, Mexico: The holy grail for ecotourists and a birdwatchers’ paradise

Long before Puerto Vallarta became a renowned beach destination on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, another community only 90 miles to its north was thriving. This was San Blas. Established in 1767, it was a bustling commercial and naval-shipbuilding hub at the time of Spain’s conquest of Mexico, with trade routes extending across the Pacific to the

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Look Exploring Earth’s Southernmost continent (USA TODAY)

Look: Exploring Earth’s Southernmost continent (USA TODAY)

I recently joined 127 other travelers on a 16-day voyage from Buenos Aires. Quark Expeditions newest vessel, the Ultramarine, crossed the tumultuous Drake Passage to South Georgia Island and the Earth’s Southernmost continent, icy Antarctica. The only settlement on South Georgia is the hamlet of Grytviken. A landmark here is the grave of Ernest Shackleton, the

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A Mendocino Meander

A Mendocino Meander

Mendocino County is one of California’s most fetching treasures, and a drive up its rugged Pacific coastline is one of North America’s memorable road trips. Here, majestic redwood forests march to the crests of steep cliffs that overlook unspoiled beaches. Somehow, the overdevelopment that swallowed other California coastal communities missed Mendocino. The scenery along Highway One

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