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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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“Selena and Los Dinos” - The Documentary Is Coming Soon

Rewriting the Story of the Queen of Tex-Mex

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Culture
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Companion Robots and Travel: Love, AI, and Airlines?

How Lovense and the Emotional Robots at CES 2026 are Redefining Human Intimacy and the Meaning of Traveling with Artificial Partners

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Medellín Consolidates Its Position as Colombia's Tourist Epicenter

The City Now Boasts 33 International Routes To 21 Destinations

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Exploring Panamerica with Pride: A 2025 Guide for the LGBTQ+ Community

A 2025 Guide for the LGBTQ+ Community

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Nature
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The Planet On the Brink of a “Game Over” Climate Jump

UN Reports World Warming of More than 3°C If Action Is Not Taken

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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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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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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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Trump's Energy Policy Lags In the Face of a Global Renewable Energy Boom

Between America's Fossil Fuel Imperative and the Global Transition To Green

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People & Society
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More Households Led by Women

Female Headship Surpasses 40% in Latin America

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People & Society
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Rigoberta Menchú

From Imposed Silence to a Nobel That Disturbed Power

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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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Football and the Brazilian Soul

The Ball as a Mirror of Identity, Wound, and Hope

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Business
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Coffee: A Universe of Numbers, History, and Energy

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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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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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The hidden bill of artificial intelligence

The rise of data centers is driving up electricity demand and putting pressure on the wallets of American households.




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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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Up the Amazon

In Search of the Pink Dolphin

Three meals and three countries in a day on the Amazon.


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Alambique Serves Up Connection

Creative Space Is on the Menu

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


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Brookyln Bridge to Durham Ferry

New York CIty Superwalk

Over the Hudson and into the Borroughs




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Business Intelligence Reports  (New)

Reports to keep you on top in your industry.

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

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

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

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

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 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.