Mystery of La Navidad: site of first Spanish settlement in Americas unknown

On Christmas Eve 1492, the Santa María ran aground off Haiti. Christopher Columbus used its timbers to build Fort Navidad, ...

Nagasaki, To Meet You - Chapter One: The Man from Across the Sea

I. Waiting for the Harbor at Dusk“I hear missionaries are coming from Spain.”When Arisa heard the rumor, her heart leapt.What ...
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The Indigenous Names and Lore Behind Iconic Climbing Areas, From Yosemite to Zion

From Payahuunadu (Bishop) to Mato Tipila (Devils Tower), these are the names, people, and stories that came before climbers ...
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Costa Rican People, Pura Vida, Tipping and Customs

Costa Rican people explained for US visitors: pura vida, mae and tuanis, usted, tico time, the 10% service charge and ...

Do I really have to go 'tap-tap'? Really? A General Practitioner's Monologue, Issei Akiyama, Monthly Pindorama, October 2026 Issue

Recently, a Japanese person in Japan said to me, 'I saw an article saying that when you go to the countryside in Brazil, ...