Puerto Rico’s unofficial national dish usually consists of fried green plantains mashed with garlic, chicharrón (deep-fried pork skin)…
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This Pandemic Mapping Project Shows How Covid-19 Transformed Our Worlds
Laura Bliss Toward the end of 2020, I interviewed an archaeologist who—while locked out of her…
This Guatemalan City Rolls Out Colorful Sawdust Carpets for Holy Week
Jennifer Nalewicki Travel Correspondent As the first morning light hits the cobblestone streets of Antigua, Guatemala,…
Black Lights Turn This North Carolina Mine Into a Psychedelic Wonderland
Bon Ami Mine is located in Little Switzerland, North Carolina, about 50 miles northeast of Asheville.…
Puerto Rico’s Bioluminescent Bays Are Brighter Than Ever
Jennifer Nalewicki Travel Correspondent Mark Martin Bras was a child the first time he saw Puerto…
The Lure of Puerto Rico’s Chinchorros
Laura Kiniry Travel Correspondent The sweet and smoky scents of grilled meat and fried cornmeal rise…
How Italy Is Bringing Its Rustic Villages Back to Life
Photographs by Francesco Lastrucci Text by Ferdinando Cotugno The world tends to think of Italy as the…
A Guide to ‘The Godfather’ Filming Locations in New York City
Marlon Brando confers with director Francis Ford Coppola during the filming on Mott Street of a…
Ten Pioneering Women of Antarctica and the Places Named for Them
Eileen McSaveney (left) and Terry Tickhill (right) use a hand augur to drill Lake Vanda, Wright…
Tourism Gets a Refresh in the Hands of Activists Seeking to Decolonize the Industry
A typical Making the Road trip to South Africa includes a visit to Soweto, a township…