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PANAMA
CANAL
Standing on the
observation terrace of the Visitors Center
at the Miraflores Locks, I watched a pair
of enormous ships make their way through
the tight passage with just inches to
spare. Lashed to locomotives to keep them
from wavering in the narrow confines of
the locks as millions of gallons of water
flowed in, the vessels as big as skyscrapers
were lifted on their transit from one
ocean to the other. [Read
Review]
 Playa
Dominical, Costa Rica
There is no end to the green abyss that
is Costa Rica's multitude of rainforests
near Playa Dominical. The 1,000 acres
of the Playa Dominical private reserve
give visitors a look into old Latin America,
opening to its travelers jungles of lush
tree canopies and sounds of native animals
calling to each other on the rainforest
floor. [Read
Review] |
