Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / December 2003

hi, my husband & i will be visiting the san blas
islands from december 23rd thru the 26th.
which islands to go to?
where should we stay?

Is there anybody who can tell me how the situation is in Venezuela at the
moment.
I've been told that the big cities like Caracas, Valencia, Maracaibo need to
be avoided as much as possible. How is the situation in the inland like

Between Barra and Rio Vermelho, which is a better choice for a hotel
during the Carnival? Smeone told me to go for Rio Vermelho, since in
Barra the noise makes it impossible to have some rest during the
carnival.

Another Cancun question:
I never have been able to figure out the time zones in Mexico...maybe it's
because they don't have DST?
I'm planning to arrive in Cancun on the 4th of Jan. The #1 Sooners play in

Jeez, by the caustic responses that I received from my previous posts you
would think that I was trying to dump toxic waste in Mexico or trying to
sell native Mexicans used clothing from the 70's.  One excon was wagging his
finger at me and another guy hoped that I got locked up in ...

I am from the UK, and am going to South America for a few months. The
last time I travelled abroad on a trip like this, it was fifteen years
ago and I went with a big stack of travellers cheques. I'll still take
travellers' cheques, but also wnat the convenience of withdrawing cash

Hi! I have read that there are (or were???) options for staying with host
families in Belize, such as in Punta Gorda and San Ignacio.  But I am
starting to suspect that the information may be out of date. The idea of
staying with a family sounds very appealing.  While studying ...