November – December 2006

Intro

Yes, the first part of this trip was a cruise!  (Gasp!)  But wait, luckily it falls under my “cruise exception #1” – (read the intro here) – anyway, what better way could there be to see the legendary Panama Canal than to cruise right through it?  (Rhetorical question, there is no better way!)

The first stop, Aruba, was beautiful as expected, but also a bit strange – the interior of the island is a desert filled with cacti!  Who knew?  And here’s another who knew – Costa Rica, famous for its amazing, colorful rain forests and natural wonders, has a capital city which really caught

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Santa Cruz Bay, Huatulco, México

Enjoying an amazing piña colada while relaxing on the beach in Santa Cruz Bay — one of the many beautiful bays in the new Mexican resort area of the Bahias de Huatulco in Oaxaca State.

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Antigua, Guatemala (Nov. 2006) - a pair of perfect #volcanoes on the outskirts of #antiguaguatemala: on the left, the always active #volcandefuego and on the right, #acatenango ...

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Acapulco, Mexico (Nov. 2006) - the #skyline of #acapulco on pretty acapulco bay #guerrero ...

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Antigua, Guatemala (Nov. 2006) - the arco de santa catalina and colorful streets of #antigua, a #unesco world heritage #city, and former capital of the kingdom of #guatemala ...

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