Tag: Culture Trip

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Champeta

  “During the 2020 Super Bowl, viewers were dazzled with a halftime show that placed Latin rhythms front and center, with pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performing as headliners. Many of Shakira’s backup dancers hailed from her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, and their choreography borrowed moves from a popular Afro-Colombian dance style called champeta.”

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Tips for Traveling From Oaxaca City to Puerto Escondido

  “Figuring out how to navigate from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido can be an issue, with travelers often receiving conflicting information on how to close the roughly 162-mile (260-kilometer) gap. Here are different options for traveling from one city to another.”   To read on, click here. Art by Julia Wytrazek for Culture Trip

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The Best Restaurants in Cartagena, Colombia

  “Colombian cuisine extends far beyond the empanadas and arepas you’ll commonly find sold on the streets. Nowhere is this more clear than in the colonial city of Cartagena, where innovative chefs combine traditional Colombian and Caribbean flavors with Peruvian, Italian, Spanish, and Asian influences – making for an ever-evolving gastronomical scene that keeps local chefs on

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Best Things To See and Do in Oaxaca, Mexico

  “Oaxaca holds a unique blend of traditional and modern influences, with crumbling colonial architecture alongside art, cuisine, and archeological ruins that pay homage to the city’s pre-Hispanic past. It’s these curious contradictions that make Oaxaca stand out as a favorite destination in Mexico. Here’s what to see and do when you’re in town.”  

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