Cook Island natural beauty in the heart of the Pacific

The Cook Islands is an ideal destination for spending the Vacation. Surrounded by a stunning necklace of islands where the sun is with us every day of the year. Their culture, traditions, arts and crafts are different from all other Pacific islands.

                                                               Beach Cooks Island

The Cook Islands consist of 15 islands scattered in the South Pacific Ocean, between French Polynesia and Fiji, its climate is tropical oceanic, its location, the Cook Island are exposed to severe tropical storms and even hurricanes occasionally between December and March.

Its economy is based primarily on Tourism, which has experienced tremendous growth since 1971, forcing the improvement of tourism infrastructure especially in Rarotonga and Aitutaki.

Rarotonga and Aitutaki Island are the islands that have the largest number of tourist arrivals especially from markets in New Zealand, Australia, Europe, USA and Canada. Considered as another source of income for the islands extraction black pearls especially Manihiki islands and Pernhyn.

Cook Islands is a remote place and a great natural beauty with idyllic beaches where you can make excursions through the jungle and swimming among coral, each island has its own charm.

                                                          Cook Islands natural beauty

Rarotonga is the largest island and therein lies the capital Avarua. The modern airport built in 1974 was one of the factors for rapid growth of tourism. It also have a good service of buses that travel throughout the island. In the town of Avarua there are more than forty hotels and resorts scattered throughout the island and attention to tourists are the best.

The main attractions of these islands are:

                                                              Aitutaki Cook Island

Aitutaki Lagoon, a place of great beauty with turquoise waters is considered one of the world's most beautiful islands, the lagoon is famous for its coral reefs and small islands, visitors can enjoy diving and enjoy the abundant marine life in corals, here you can stay in hotels five stars or in comfortable cabins on the beach.

Muri Lagoon is one of the most beautiful places, beach and its lagoon is one of the favorite destinations for lovers of snorkeling and swimming is so magical landscape you will not want to leave it, for its shallowness is ideal for the whole family in this island there are rental services paddle boats and catamarans, can also take windsurfing lessons.

                                                        Beautiful sunset at Aitutaki

Punanga Nui, is a market created for the purpose of helping entrepreneurs and over the years has been improving. It is the place where you can meet part of the culture and customs of the islands, you will find various handicrafts you can buy as a souvenir of your travel of the Cook Islands.

                                                      Cook Islands Avarua Harbour

                                                              Raratonga seascape

Charm and beauty of Huatulco

Huatulco is a coastal paradise with crystalline waters and beaches of different types of sand, located 277 kilometers from Oaxaca and 50 minutes by plane from Mexico City. Its location on the Pacific coast has been endowed with a dense low forest vegetation and a warm and semi-humid, the average temperature is about 28 degrees Celsius and sunny days most of the year.

This is a major tourist destination with the charm of its nine bays, which are protected areas, and its 36 beautiful beaches that make up the National Park Bays Huatulco.

                                                                    Huatulco Bays

It is an idyllic place to enjoy the beaches and tranquil waters of a blue-green color, many of them are located in the Bay of Tangolunda, home best hotels and resorts and boasts one of the best golf courses on the Pacific coast.

Another destinations popular is the Bay of Santa Cruz, which is considered one of the most important ecological reserves due to its coral reefs, where there is abundant marine life and is an excellent place for diving and snorkeling, plus it has the annual sailfish wrangling tournament during the months of April and May.

                                                  Beautiful Ocean View from Huatulco

The natural beauty and diversity of landscapes make Huatulco an ideal place to spend Vacation. The recreational activities offered is so broad that there is no room for boredom.

Huatulco offers excellent tourist services, art, gastronomy and natural beauties fellow traveler you will be fascinated by this wonderful place and excellent service from their hotels, restaurants and tour operators that will make your stay pleasant in Huatulco.

                                                            Santa Cruz de Huatulco

Go with the magic of the place and live the adventure of your dreams either in sunlight or moonlight and get to know each appeal Huatulco, starting with a tour of the bays to know the incomparable beauty of its beaches, underwater parks and magnificent rock formations off the bay of Authority. You will have the opportunity to swim and dive to enjoy the beauty of coral reefs, explore the remains of sunken ships in the depths of the bay.

Enjoy a sunset cruise and will be delighted with the landscape as the sun dimmed her rays, learn about the surroundings, sailing or fishing.

Huatulco also offers the opportunity to land sports such as rappelling, enjoy the horizon that gives us nature in Punta Celeste Botazoo Park, located about five miles Huatulco. From the top of the cliffs can be seen the waves that lap the beaches while the breeze cooled us at the height of the rocks.

                                                          Aerial view of Huatulco

If you want to try more adrenaline in Copalita River, about forty miles of Huatulco. There is a cascade of about fifty feet high known as Copalitilla, from which to make a descent on a slippery surface.

But Bays Huatulco are more than just sea and sand, the opportunity for outdoor activities is always ThisSuch as that offered for biking routes that will let you know the people of the Crucecita and the beautiful countryside in the bays.

Walking will also do much good, while doing some exercise, you'll love the scenic beauty of the National Park environment HuatulcoKnow the great variety of flora and fauna, nature lovers will love this tour.

                                                        Breathtaking view of Huatulco

But there is also room for daring, you can make ATV tours, visit the virgin beaches, play in the dunes, fun and excitement are guaranteed.

But of course the main attraction Huatulco are nine bays and 36 beaches with excellent five-star hotels, yacht marina, beach clubs with all amenities, excellent spas, clubs, craft markets, restaurants and of course the typical warmth of its people.

Huatulco offers a natural setting where leisure activities are part of the care of the ecology.

                                                           Tile roofs and the beach

Oia charming Aegean town

Oia is a beautiful city and a quiet place for sightseeing, very different from the frenetic Fira. Its streets are full of jewelry stores expensive, but the fame of its beautiful sunsets makes thousands of tourists come to this charming place. The city hosts a cultural center of Greek art galleries, craft shops and jewelry.

The village is characterized by its bright white buildings contrasting with the deep blue Aegean Sea. Oia, is a charming town, small but exquisite city, is an ideal place for those seeking peace and tranquility, Oia has a long fishing tradition.

                                                                          Oia

Oia is the place where the Maritime Museum of Santorini is the most picturesque village north of the island. The houses were built along the cliffs, on the porous volcanic rock, parts of these houses are visible giving a view of a typically Greek. Its architecture is picturesque medieval houses Venetian and large fortifications built to defend against pirates.

Oia is one of the biggest attractions in the Aegean Sea, visited by thousands of tourists to appreciate the breathtaking sunsets, swirling in the castle to await the moment when the sun slips gently into the sea. It is the most famous of the villages of Santorini, is undoubtedly the most beautiful and picturesque, situated on top of a cliff from which to appreciate the beauty of the landscape around the volcano of Palia and Nea Kameni and the island of Thirassia.

                                                                    Oia Santorini

It is a traditional village with charming cottages, narrow streets, blue domed churches and sun-drenched terraces, shops tourists, Taverns, cafes and a host of cultural attractions like the Maritime Museum which houses a small library and the vestiges of a Venetian fortress.

Many artists settled in the town in love with the beauty of the place, so the city has many art galleries. It also has a small port called Ammoudi which can be reached by a set of 300 steps, from there you can take small boats that take you to the island of Thirassia.

                                                      Beautiful ocean view from Oia

The landscape that offers the city of Oia is unique and impressive, well worth a long walk to learn about the benefits it offers us this gem of Santorini in Greece.

Emerging from the depths of the seas as a lost Atlantis, the island of Santorini provokes strong emotions, when approaching the first thing you see is the breathtaking caldera, considered a marvel of nature with steep rocky cliffs leaving the basin boiler.

                                                                  Oia by the cliff

Well worth taking a travel beautiful place, enjoy the idyllic scenery, dine in one of the fish taverns, travel different paths and meet different people of the island.

Negril beach and sun destination in Jamaica

Jamaica is a country with a very diverse geography, in its west coast are the bests beaches of the island that stretches about six miles emphasizing the large sandbar Negril, East of the coast is a swamp known as the Great Morass, through which runs the Negril River, central to which is the Royal Palm Reserve in which wetlands are protected, where they can sports like snorkeling and diving.

                                                                 Negril Jamaica

Negril has been ranked as one of the ten best beaches in the world for specialized journals Travel. At the north end of the beach is fine hotels and south are the smaller hotels primarily for the family, there are prices for all budgets.

The sunsets Negril are considered the best in the world, the allure of Negril is due to little development for many tourists is charming. In recent years it has become the preferred destination for college students from the United States during the visit Vacation spring.

                                                                   Negril Beach

In Negril, the tourist will find shelter holistic resorts and a paradise of white sand, dive into the gay life of the community, enjoy its tourist areas, the best known are Seven Mile Beach, the resort exclusively for adults and West End beaches and accommodation where you'll find more small, quiet, you see the sunset from the popular Rick's Bar located at the top of a cliff, contemplating the dramatic cliffs of Negril, enjoy a horse ride.

Negril is a unique place with its blue waters to enjoy the warm sun of the Caribbean, Negril in the beginning was a haven for hippies in the 70's and is now a destination for spending the Vacation, It is common practice topless on the beach of Bloody Bay, the clubs fill the air with reggae music.

                                                        Negril walking in the beach

Negril has gained much respect as a tourist destination, beautiful beaches, the charm of its people and a charming landscape make the delight of tourists coming from all over the world.

High season starts on 15 December to 15 April where prices increase, but may travel for the rest of the year as Negril has a pleasant temperature of 27 degrees Celsius borders so you can enjoy a pleasant vacation.

                                                                   Sailing in Negril

Boracay Philippines

Tropical paradise of white sands, coral reefs and clear waters of a turquoise sea.


Boracay is a tropical island located north of the province of Aklan and is one of the destinations popular holiday in the Philippines. Beautiful white sand beaches, impressive sunsets and romantic places are the attractions of this beautiful island, its long beaches compete with the best Caribbean beaches, South Pacific, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The island is located about 315 kilometers from Manila in the Visayas, Philippines.

                                                             Boracay Beach

Boracay island is perfect for spending a Vacation quiet, surrounded by a beautiful tropical landscape, its small size the island it can take a walk and about whom there are many islands can be visited in small boats. Boracay is the ideal place to relax, enjoy the coral reefs and clear waters.

The islanders are friendly people and always willing to provide helpful treatment and travelers who come to visit are amazed by such beauty, its beaches are considered the best in the world, and Tambisaan Cagban are quiet beaches unlike White Beach is the most popular as this has a number of services like restaurants, bars and hotels.

                                                        Idyllic beach of Boracay

Boracay is ideal for water sports like windsurfing and kite surfing, beach Buladog is the venue for the annual Asian Windsurfing Tour, which takes place in January.

                                                            Boracay Visayas

In Cagban Beach is located on a narrow front of the pier at Caticlan on Panay island, next to her is Cagban spring which is the main point of entry and exit to Boracay for much of the year and sometimes when winds and sea forces used Tambisaan Beach as alternative access.

White Beach is the most touristy of the beaches that are covered by sales of souvenirs of the island and street masseurs, this beach has a length of four kilometers from where they are located great resorts, restaurants, bars and cafes. Bulabog is the second resort and the area is mostly visited by sports of windsurfing and kiteboarding.

                                                               Port of Boracay

Another major attraction of Boracay is the field of world class golf 18 holes the Fairways & Bluewater.

We suggest you visit Boracay in the dry season from September to May or June when the weather offers warm temperatures, low rainfall and winds. Temperatures range between 25 and 32 degrees Celsius. In this season the Sea White Beach on the beach remain calm as they are protected from the wind while on the other end of the hills on the beach Bulabog channeled winds on the coast become a favorite of athletes water.

If you go travel Boracay can use the service by airlines from Manila or from Cebu airport via Caliva or Catitlán from Caliva can use the services of a bus or a truck that will take you to the dock Catitlán and then board a motor trimaran to island.

The Fallas Festival in Valencia

The Valencian Community is party because the party holds internationally recognized as the "Feast of faults", light, color and fire flood the streets and squares of towns and cities these days until 19 March, people living the party fully.

The protagonists are the castles, and monuments mascletaes, the smell of gunpowder, the music of the bands and the sound of masclets are framework of these parties Valencia.

                                                           Fallas monument

The celebration of the flaws is famous throughout the world, its importance has been declared a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. This festival has its origins in the custom of the artisans that when spring cleaning their carpentry and removed the planks, boards, joists and other things that no longer used and apolar on the streets and then set on fire, eventually residents of the cities began to collect old furniture and things otes that no longer served and piled in the streets to burn.

To become a popular party, the furniture were burned before by ninots stream replaces, which are figures representing characters from the community, who have the critical and burlesque, also called faults, made with materials fuels that are burned on the night of March 19.
The peculiarity of the flaws is the satirical representation of a social event much criticism and the intention is to mock and criticize this, it will depict scenes or characters that deserve correction.

In 1927 the Association for the promotion of tourism "Valencia Attraction", organized the first train faller, convirtión this event a total success since then has become a very important tourist taracción.
The success of this event forced a better organization so that they formed the Association and the Fallas Committee for organizing the party.

                                                  Failure of the Pilar Cremà

For example, this year in all corners of capital Turia, 700 monuments will rise Fallas is the opportunity for tourists to make a tour through the streets and major faults of Valencia.

Las Fallas is a festival that takes place from 14 until 19 March, in honor of St. Joseph patron saint of carpenters, is a traditional festival of great popular in Valencia and surrounding villages, is now one of the most important attractions Spain, in the central time comes to rally more than a million people, in a sense we can say that Valencia are the carnivals, fireworks show and fireworks will result in the 14 hours in the Town Hall Square in center of Valencia.

Faults are figures of several meters high, many of them over 30 feet high, surrounded by cardboard figures of stone. Artists, craftsmen, sculptors and painters put to work many months in advance to build these monuments to the various committees hire.
The flaws were installed in the streets on March 15 evening, the day of the plant and act in burning the cream called failure.

On the night of March 19 is known as the Night of Fire is the most important piroctécnica manisfestación the Fallas festival, is a beautiful fireworks display lasting about 40 minutes where they are burned over a ton of powder and a gathering place big crowd.

                                                               Falla Cremà

For these dates scheduled special trains RENFE media distance between Alicante and Valencia during the Fallas week to meet the high demand that occurs because of the holidays.
Valencia awaits travelers to friend enjoy together the excitement of the Fallas.

Ecotourism Festival XII Gran Chavin

It is about national holidays in Peru and what better opportunity to Tourism Area Chavin and Ecotourism Festival XI pretext "Gran Chavin, an event that has been preparing to run from 25 until 27 July.

The communities of Chavín, San Marcos, Huantar and Huari in Conchucos in the region Ancash, Have been preparing to receive the tourists both domestic and foreign.

                                           Landscape in the alley Conchucos

This event will feature a different adventure activities such as the National Competition Rock Climbing "Shallap" and the Mountain Bike Competition in the town of Chavin, and the second National Competition Kayak in Lake Purhuay (Huari).

The visitors this festival can enjoy the ceremony of offering to the earth, the dance festival which will involve the surrounding communities of Putcor, Chichucancha Machac and, without missing a visit to the archaeological monument Chavin Huántar.
Needless to say, you are surrounded by breathtaking scenery of our mountains and you can taste the delicious cuisine of these places as the popular pachamanca.

                                               Houses in the square of Chavin

In San Marcos, Will be a craft fair, fashion show "Fashion Conchucos" and the second mountain film presentation in the district of Huántar.
If you want to enjoy nature and feel the adrenaline with adventure sports This is your chance to get away from the noise of the city and spend a national holiday unforgettable.

Those wishing to participate in competitions, should approach:
Office of Peru - Huaraz, Plaza de Armas, Atusparia Passage.
Swisscontact Office - Huaraz, Av Luzuriaga No. 886.
Office Tourist Information Municipality of Chavin, local Civic Center.
ADEPROTURCC - San Marcos, Av San Isidro s / n.
Office Tourist Information Municipality of Huari.
INDECHA Office - Chacas

                                                             Chavin Trek

                                          Lovely view of a lake way to Chavin