Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / November 2006

- still had a great time  .)
The first part can be found at
http://worldimprover.net/EN/en5_1.html *).
The second part - it requires knowledge of the first - is told in a few

Are there any bullfighting shows where two monster trucks pull a bull apart
in two?  How about petting zoos for all the starving children on TV?

I am looking at taking a few sidetrips from Buenos Aires in Jan-Feb.  I
am wondering which need to be booked in advance and what the lead time
is and which are beneficial to book once I arrive (due to cost,
convenience, etc.). I am in the US.  Here are the trips:

I got a Google alert for Costa Rica, which led me to the following
article from Prensa Latina.  
Fewer Tourists Choose Costa Rica
San Jose, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica had 75,000 fewer tourists

Does anyone know of any radio stations (preferably from Ecuador or Colombia)
that have streaming audio of music/talk radio from Latin America? Or a
directory of such stations? I've had no luck googling so far.
Thanks,

I'm planning to be in Panama Mid-Jan.  Will  be in Panama City 4 days and
then want to see the other parts of the country.  I also scuba-dive.
Suggestions?  ( I have almost 3 weeks total.)

I'm looking for an interesting way to go to Brazil and perhaps save some
money.  I saw a
t.v. show where some Brits boarded passage on a cargo ship to Bermuda and
other islands.

We'll travel to Cuba(Havana,Varadero) next week. Looking for
recommendations for hotels.Does anyone have any favourites restaurants
to recommend? Thanks in Advance. Manos Crete

does anyone know anything about sending surface mail from guatemala (or
any of it`s surrounding countries) to europe. or anywhere for that
matter.
i`d like to send a lot of stuff home (england) but i`m having problems

GALAPAGOS - CONTINUING SLAUGHTER OF GIANT TORTOISES
The selfish and callous slaughter of the ancient giant tortoises is
continuing in the Galapagos. This press release just in from the
Galapagos conservancy.

I'm booked on American Airlines flight 1688 from Cancun to SFO via Dallas.
There is only a 1 hour layover in Dallas before flight 1688 continues to
SFO.
Does anyone know if we go through customs in Dallas or SFO?  [1 hour seems