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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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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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The Power of the Año Viejo in Colombia

A Fire that Purifies the Past and Ignites the Future

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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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Women Traveling Solo Are Transforming Tourism

More Women Are Packing Their Bags and Traveling without Companions, and Leaving the Guilt at Home

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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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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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Your Favorite Brew Laid Bare

A Comparison of Popular Beers and Their Ingredients

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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 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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Bolivia Is Restoring Dignity to the Sacred Leaf of the Andes

It Wants the UN To Remove Coca Leaves from Its List of Illicit Drugs

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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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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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Richest Women in Latin America

How Their Leadership Is Redefining the Region's Business Ecosystem

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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

Leer en Español / Portuguese

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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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Women Scientists Transforming Latin America

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




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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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Down Broadway to Greenwich Village Walk

Superwalk New York City

Walker's paradise. No cars!


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Brookyln Bridge to Durham Ferry

New York CIty Superwalk

Over the Hudson and into the Borroughs


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I Love a Parade

Sillatero Culture Makes Colombia Unforgettable

The parade that honors the memory of the palanquin runs every August in Medellin.




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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?

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

The New Global Diaspora - The North Americans Are Coming

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

 

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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.