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Day 393-401, 8-16 Aug 09: The Islas Bonitas of Belize: chillin on San Pedro & Cay Caulker

November 2, 2009 by Harry  
Filed under Belize, Central America, Trip reports

"Tropical the island Breeze, all of nature wild and free, this is where I long to be, la isla Bonita…" Madonna already sang it over 20 years ago: ‘I used to dream of San Pedro…’. San Pedro is the town on Ambergris Caye, better known [...]

1000 Americans: Samuel & Emilia, Puebla, Mexico

September 18, 2009 by Harry  
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Samuel & Emilia have build up a popular family restaurant in Puebla, which is now mainly run by their sons. They had invited us into their home and made sure we were well taken care of. They were worried about our trip and when we left Puebla, they hugged us close and shed some tears when [...]

1000 Americans: Roberto and family, Metepec, Mexico

September 14, 2009 by Harry  
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Roberto, his wife Laura and son Beto (Roberto) live in Metepec, a small place under the smoke of bigger cities Toluca and Mexico City. Roberto has worked for the government for several decades, riding 2 buses every day to get to work. They sold part of the family land, thus creating a new modern ‘barrio’, a [...]