Location: The beach
Destination: Puerto Vallarta
Country: Mexico
Year Taken: 2000

Photographer: Mary Jo Manzanares
Blog: Fly Away Cafe

The Mexican beach resort city located on the Pacific Ocean first became a well known American tourist destination in 1963, after the motion picture The Night of the Iguana was filmed on location nearby. The much-publicized affair between Richard Burton, who was in Puerto Vallarta filming the movie at the time, and actress Elizabeth Taylor,   brought the beach resort into the eye of the general public.

New roads leading into Mexico’s interior, along with a modern airport, and a much-publicized trip by President Nixon to sign a treaty with Mexico also helped bring and American tourists to this destination.

In the late-80s, the film Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Blow, a movie about the introduction of cocaine to mainstream America, starring Johnny Depp, was also filmed close to the city.

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Sailboats and Movie Stars at Sunset in Puerto Vallarta

Location: Isla Iguana (Iguana Island)
Destination: Azuero Peninsula
Country: Panama
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Scott Ableman
Blog: Presidents Race: Let Teddy Win!

Isla Iguana Wildlife Refuge is located off the southern peninsula of Panama.

The U.S. Army used the island as an artillery and bombing range during World War II.  Today it is home to black and green iguanas, boa constrictors and thousands of marine birds, such as the red throated frigates.  The famous male frigates fill their bright red throat pouches with air in a colorful display and squawk loudly to attract females. 

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Iguanas on Isla Iguana in Panama

Location: On a Caribbean Beach  
Country: Jamaica
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Christina Jones
Blog: Christina Loves…

Jamaica was inhabited by two tribes of indigenous people from South America, before it was discovered by Christopher Columbus and claimed for Spain in 1494.

It’s the third largest island in the Caribbean and popular for its tropical weather, beautiful beaches and warm waters. 

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Beach Garden in Jamaica

Photographer: Scott Ableman
Blog: Presidents Race: Let Teddy Win!

The 50 mile long Panama Canal has three sets of locks, including the Miraflores Locks, pictured here.  The locks connect several man-made lakes and a natural river.  These locks are located nearest the Pacific Ocean are the first set after passing under the Bridge of the Americas.

Ships are assessed a toll for using the locks, based on ship length, the type of ship, as well as the type of cargo onboard.  The average toll is around $55,000, with the highest toll recorded for a cruise ship was over $330,000.  The lowest toll, charged to adventurer Richard Halliburton, who swam the canal in 1928 was just 36¢.

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The Last Locks in the Panama Canal

Location: On the beach
Country: Jamaica
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Christina Jones
Blog: Christina Loves…

A whimsical piece of art on the beach in Jamaica. 

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Acrobats on a Jamaican Beach

Location: The Pool
Destination: Cancun
Country: Mexico
Year Taken: 2006

Photographer: Aaron Brazell
Blog: The Aperture Filter

Cancun, Mexico is the party spot in the Caribbean. And the hotels and resorts find all kinds of ways to get people involved in the outdoor fun. This is a game of pool volleyball, using a giant globe ball.

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A Game of “Global” Volleyball in Cancun

Location: The dock at the Villas of Banyan Bay
Destination: San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Country: Belize
Year Taken: 2004

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

Ambergris Caye is a quiet island off the coast of Belize.  It attracts scuba divers, skydivers and tourists who want to escape for the hustle of the city.  The reefs off the island are some of the most stunning in the Caribbean 
 

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A dock on Ambergris Caye in Belize

Location: Infinity edge pool 
Destination: Cancun
Country: Mexico
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Mary Jo Manzanares
Blog: Fly Away Cafe

Swimming pools date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Their popularity rose during modern times in the mid-19^th century, when the construction of swimming pool were spurred on by the popularity of Olympic swimming.

Infinity edge pools or vanishing edge pools, popular in hotels, provide the illusion that the pool extends far into the horizon or to infinity. To add to the illusion, they are usually built on cliffs or on a beach where there is an unrestricted view of the ocean.

Guinness World Records lists the largest swimming pool as being over 3,300 feet (1,000 m) long.

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An Infinity Edge Pool in Cancun, Mexico

Location: Climbing down a palm tree on the beach
Destination: Tamarindo
Country: Costa Rica
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

An interesting guest, a friendly iguana, visited my hotel’s pool area every afternoon. 

He seemed unphased and uninterested in all the guests lounging, walking by or running away in fear.

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A Unique Poolside Guest in Costa Rica

Location: At a roadside rest stop
Destination: Near the town of Alajuela 
Country: Costa Rica
Year Taken: 2008

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

Regardless of the age or condition of the sign….this is  a welcomed  sign in any language, in any country. 

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A Welcomed Sign…in any Country