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What's coming up in the hemisphere that you might want to see or do.

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Fashion, romance and wellness for travelers seeking confidence and style.

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The New Map of Wellness Retreats for Trans People
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What Science Reveals About Standing on
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2025 -- the Year of the Naked Dress
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Welcome to Pan America
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Hello, and welcome to Ruta Pantera, a digital travel magazine featuring North, Central, and South America. Please take a look around and check out our TravelDesk, Waypoints, and Experiences -- all reachable at the top and bottom of this page. To become a member, click here. To find out more About Us, click here.
   While this is our Current Issue, we have other issues too. See the list to the right to find our new Colombia Issue. Other issues are coming soon.

Happy travels, Chris Engholm - editor.

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Articles about people, events and society in our hemisphere.
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Culture
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The Power of the Año Viejo in Colombia

A Fire that Purifies the Past and Ignites the Future

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The Original Piñata: The Clay Legacy That Survived the Centuries

A Mexican Tradition that Fuses Ancient Cultures and Resists Modernity

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Peruvian Tourism in 2025: Uneven Recovery and Challenges for Machu Picchu

Domestic Market Drives Travel, but Pressure on Machu Picchu Puts the Peruvian Tourism Sector on Alert

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Certified Accommodations for LGBTQ+ Travelers

Certifications Such as TAG Approved and Membership in IGLTA offer a Real Promise.

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The most effective actions against climate change according to science: what you can do that really makes a difference

A new approach based on scientific evidence reveals that not all personal decisions carry the same weight.

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Scientists Trace Heatwaves to Specific Fossil Fuel Companies

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Art & Cuisine
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Mole Poblano

The Sauce that Tells the Story of Mexico

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Art & Cuisine
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The Classics that Sweeten the Colombian December

Essential Treats and How To Prepare them for Your Own Celebrations

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Politics
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The White House Replaces Biden’s Portrait with an Autopen Image

A Challenge to Tradition

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Politics
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The Triumph of María Corina Machado with the Nobel Peace Prize

An international recognition of the Venezuelan democratic struggle

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People & Society
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Sex, Lies and Webcam

Exploring the Webcam Industry: Stigma, Opportunities, and Complex Realities in Latin America

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Sports & Recreation
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Pedaling To Brazil with Green Intentions

Activists Push for Cleaner Transport in UN Climate Talks

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Messi's Mate: The Infusion that Unites an Idol with His Land

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Business
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Iberostar Group

Um primeiro passo para a gestão hoteleira estrangeira em Cuba

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Coffee: A Universe of Numbers, History, and Energy

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Health & Wellness
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Spirituality as Part of the Remedy for Climate Change?

Reflecting on the Existential Could Help Save Humanity

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Technology
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Women Scientists Transforming Latin America

Women Leaders in Science, Innovation and Sustainable Development Recognized in 2025

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Artificial Intelligence in the Global South

Latin American Perspectives on the Future of Innovation




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R E E L   F I L M S
Video stories about destinations you may not have heard about.


Review
Alambique Serves Up Connection

Creative Space Is on the Menu

A hard-to-find bistro on multiple foliaged floors.


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Let's Go! Rio de Janiero

From Rio with Love

Crossing the wide sandy avenue and the famous design on the promenade you realize,


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New York's Port Authority and Subway System

Let's Use Public Transportation and Save Big

Get on and off, and the repeat. And again.




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Business Intelligence Reports  (New)

Reports to keep you on top in your industry.

Travel Agencies Are Changing with the Times - Agencies innovate and plug into AI to survive and prosper

Security, Crime, and Development in Brazil - Analysis of the Economic and Social Impact of Insecurity in Brazil during 2024–2025

Business Intelligence on Philanthropy in the Pan-American Hemisphere - Leading Donors, Priority Causes, and Coverage of Social Needs

The Ecotourism Wave - Will It Become a Trendy Form of Travel, as Predicted?

The Rise of the Latin American Travel Class - Latinos and Iberian Travelers Raise the Travel Stakes

The New Global Diaspora - The North Americans Are Coming

Understanding Trends In Tourism Policy - An Interpretive Report from Ruta Pantera

 

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L I V E C A S T S
Lively shows and engaging conversation in our studio.
T R A V E L ~ J O U R N A L
Impressions of the hemisphere from our editor, Chris Engholm.