The Serious Business of Serious Fun – Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama (Day 3)
Day 3 of Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama including more over-the-top parades and the debut of next year's Calle Abajo queen.
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Not for the Fainthearted – Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama (Day 2)
Day 2 of Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama including video and photos of the floats, fireworks, and rival queens as things start to heat up.
Party in the Streets – Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama (Day 1)
Day 1 of Carnival in Las Tablas, Panama including the floats, fireworks, and rival Carnival queens from Calle Abajo and Calle Arriba.
Crowning the Queen(s) – Carnival in La Villa de Los Santos & Las Tablas, Panama
Carnival in Panama involves crowning two Carnival queens during celebrations in La Villa de Los Santos and Las Tablas.
Superstars & Scene-Stealing Students of the Panama Jazz Festival – Panama City, Panama
The Panama Jazz Festival in Panama City, Panama featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Susana Baca, Danilo Pérez, Bill Frisell, and more.
Heavy-Handed Reconstruction & Regulation – Tazumal & San Andres Archaeological Sites, El Salvador
The Tazumal and San Andres Mayan archaeological sites in El Salvador have suffered from heavy-handed restoration and regulation.
The Pompeii of the Americas – Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site, El Salvador
A visit to Joya de Ceren pre-Hispanic archaeological site in El Salvador reveals why some call this UNESCO World Heritage site The Pompei of the Americas.
Civil War Gets Real – Suchitoto, El Salvador
The brutal civil war in El Salvador gets real in Suchitoto where we gained insights into the US-backed conflict that raged there until 1992.
