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Calendar of Events

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

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Travel+Style Articles

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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Who Is Happier Today: Men or Women?



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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Patti Smith’s New York

Poetry, Punk, and a City as a Creative Stage

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Culture
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It's Starting To Sound a Lot Like Christmas

This Is How Christmas Plays in Pan America

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Travel
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Costa Rica: Leader of Sustainable Tourism in the Hemisphere

How Costa Rica Protects its Natural and Cultural Heritage Through Responsible Travel

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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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Art & Cuisine
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An Ancestral Toast: The Fascinating World of Traditional Beverages

The Magic of Fermentation in Pan America

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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 US Reactivates Military Bases in Panama and Puerto Rico

Strategic Return of US Military Installations in Latin America

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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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People & Society
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Women and Empowerment Projects in El Salvador

How Ocean Become a source of Female Resilience

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People & Society
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COMUNAS MEDELLIN

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Sports & Recreation
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Novak Djokovic Reveals Why He Will Never Be Friends with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Do Sporting Rivalries Unite Us or Divide Us?

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Sports & Recreation
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Pan-American Sports: From Tech-Enhanced Fashion to Ancestral Games

Fusing Movement with Environmental Consciousness

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Business
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The World According to Coca-Cola

The Soda That Transformed the Culture, Economy, and Habits of an Entire Continent

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Business
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Boom and Fall of Real Estate in the Sunbelt of the U.S.

Lessons From a Real Estate Bubble Driven by Remote Migration

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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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Are We Facing an "AI Bubble?"

Powell's Remarks Shake Up the Unequal Economy

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Technology
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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.


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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.


Review
Alambique Serves Up Connection

Creative Space Is on the Menu

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


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New York's Port Authority and Subway System

Let's Use Public Transportation and Save Big

Get On and Get Off




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Business Intelligence Reports  (New)

Reports to keep you on top in your industry.

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

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

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

How AI Is Transforming the Way People Travel - What to Know about the New Pillar of Travel Innovation

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

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

The New Global Diaspora - The North Americans Are Coming

 

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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.