Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / December 2003

I am planning to go to Cancun, Mexico from 18th to 23rd December.
We have 2 adults(me and my wife) and 2 children(3yr, 6months) and will be
staying sheraton resort.
I am hoping I can relax myself and enjoy warm weather there.

What area codes/country codes do I need to make a phone call to Monteverde
area?  Thanks!

I'd like to reach a Shuar village in Ecuador.
Has anybody been to a Shuar village?
I'd like to ask some question, please.
thanks

I'm a first time traveler to Curacao and seeking recommendations (heavy
emphasis on websites) on big game fishing.
I've fished Los Cabos, Ixtapa and Cancun in previous trips.

This places ia full of information about the beutiful city of Bogota,
it is amazing how much info, it is wel done. should be called the
First web directory of bogota. I tried and I was looking for events in
bogota, doctors, lawyers, and I found them in the fist post o google.

My wife and I will be spending about a month in San Miguel de Allend
starting in early January of 2004.  We will be renting a villa, Casa San
Andres) on Calle Aldama #12.  I was wondering if anyone is familiar with
this home or its location.  I understand it is only about 1 1/2 ...

Evening performance
Formal?
Semi Formal?
Casual?

I will be traveling to Mar Del Plata on Dec. 25th with a friend(total
trip in Buenos Aires and Mar Del Plata is 8 days). I currently live in
California, and heard that Mar Del Plata is beautifull, yet crowded
during this time period. Does anybody have recommendation's on where

Initially I wanted to rent a car. But after some good advice of friends  I
am reconsidering this intention.
I'd be pleased to receive your oppinion on that. (perhaps new
advantages/disadvantages and conclusion!!)

Could anyone out there help me. Im am shortly going to Peru and would
like to visit as many of the Inca ( or precolumbian ) ruins as I can.
However I would like to see the less accessible ones not on the
standard *gringo trail*. I am reluctant to pay a fortune to a tour

I noticed the airport is in the middle of the city...I have a 3 hour lay over
before I fly to San Jose...is there enough time to leave, explore areas around
the airport?

Travelling to Mexico, one's thoughts eventually turn to the subject of
smuggling cars into the country.
Can anyone out there tell me if they've pursued this strategy before:
1.  I legally register my car at the border, using my credit card to pay

Flores/Tikal  
A couple questions:
1. I am reading about the jungle atmosphere of Tikal from a lot of the
guidebooks...When you are exploring the ruins do you ever see any wildlife? I

Any advice, particularly regarding personal safety, for a couple of
young women traveling in Honduras, scuba diving there etc.?

Which one would you recommend descending into in the 'Copper Canyon' in
Mexico.  No hiking  --- just sightseeing.