Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Little Havana, an area west of Brickell Avenue with Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street behind the area of Miami Downtown) as its thoroughfare, offers visitors more than a taste of the Isle of Cuba.
With nearly as many Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Guatemalans and Puerto Ricans as Cubans, Little Havana is a familiar melting place for many Hispanics.
Every March, the most important party is Sunday March 15th and is one of Miami’s events we strong suggest, there is the famous “Calle Ocho” a typical Little Hawana Festival, where up to one million people converge on the streets for what’s billed as the biggest block party in the world!
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Swim. Snorkel. Float Fly. Soar above the water suspended by a parachute.
Dive below the surface and explore, look and enjoy an amazing variety of artificial reefs.
You are to the famous Americas aquatic playground.
While SOBE (South Beach) is worldwide recognized for its nightlife and famous hotels and clubs, for the international cuisine in Ocean Drive,Collins Avenue, Lincoln Road and Espanola Way, the real sport action is east of the beach, in an area known as the Atlantic Ocean.
From waverunners to kayaks, parasailing to scuba diving, hydrosliding to fishing, Miami Beach’s waterside is an exciting blend of recreational activities for the entire family.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Located in the heart of South Beach, just north of Ocean Drive, Lincoln Road – one of the most romantic street – runs from the ocean to the bay between 6th and 17th Streets in Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco District.
Built in 1914 as the center – piece for Miami Beach, it was considered one of the most elegant shopping streets in America by the 1950s.
In the early ’60s, legendary architect Morris Lapidus created a new design for the Road and closed it to traffic.
Though the 70s and 80s saw a decline in Lincoln Road, by the ’90s it once again became a bustling, vibrant area and now attracts an international mix of tourists and residents.
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Biscayne National Park is a wonderful place to visit, a paradise for wildlife-watching, snorkeling, diving, boating, fishing and other activities that attract near 300,000 visitors a year.
Within the park boundaries are the longest stretch of mangrove forest left on Florida’s east coast, the clear shallow waters of 3iscayne Bay, over 40 of the northernmost Florida Keys, and a pectacular living coral reef.
Superimposed on all of this natural beauty is evidence of 10,000 years of human history, including stories of native peoples, shipwrecks, pirates, pioneers and presidents.
Since 95 percent of the park is covered by water, the best way to get to know Biscayne is to get wet – or at least get out on a boat. Continue reading »
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
The Everglades is the extraordinary, shallow river that once flowed over most of South Florida.
Long before farmers drained the wetlands for crops or sunseekers flocked to the beaches, nature graced the peninsula with a miraculous ecosystem of birds and plants, reptiles and mammals, all dependent on a slow-flowing flood of sweet water.
Miami was built on a swamp.
Today, we know, that swampland is an intricately linked environmental chain. As cities and farms developed, they began to vie with nature for the sweet water and land intertwined in the chain.
The Glades narrowed, and animal populations decreased.
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