The discovery of Machu Picchu by the international world will mark it’s 100th anniversary in July. That’s pretty impressive, considering the place has been around since the 15th century. Building codes were apparently a lot more strict than they are today. Built by the Incas around 1450, Machu Picchu was abandoned 100 years later...
Want a chance to win a trip to attend a movie premiere in Rio? Yeah, like in Brazil. Then, take the time to watch the Superbowl and down load that damned Angry Birds App. Actually, you were probably already going to watch the Packers vs. Steelers and, like most smart phone users, already have...
It’s called the Open Skies partnership and Friday, the US Department of Transportation announced that Columbia would become the 100th nation to be part of the Open Skies program. The partnerships means American airlines can start preparing more routes to the little South American nation that has a reputation for tough justice and jungles....
Oresti Tsonopoulos films to a different beat. His fresh and new web-based series titled Music World documents all of those scenes most people want to uncover but don’t know where to look. When HTG caught wind of Tsonopoulos films (he sent us an email), we started watching them. They are incredible — as he...
Were you stranded at the airport on Thursday wondering why your flight to Ecuador was canceled? You can blame your ruined trip on the Ecuadorian president or police force or, for that matter, both. This week Ecuador, the small South American country situated on the equator (hence the name), was thrown into chaos as...
Like a swarm of crickets that familiar sound of clicking poker chips fills the tournament room inside the Atlantic City Casino. Between eating delicious Ceviche and knocking back Pisco Sours, I can feel the Latin American culture sweeping across the poker tables amongst the players and fans. Flamboyant. Trash talk. Chatter. Attitude. Still a...
Cristo has some some fresh threads — thank the Lord. After Brazil paid for one of the most famous statues of Jesus — known as Christ the Redeemer — the Holy statue (well, there are holes in His hands, feet and sides) made the list of new Seven Wonders of the Worlds. You can...
Machu Picchu is open again — as if modern man could ever really close this abandoned city. The ancient Inca city resting at 8,500 feet in the Andes continues to survive, but at least now tourists can make their way up to it. According to the AFP, about 1,000 tourists joined the celebration (and...
Step aside -- you big ass train. This man may not be super, but at least one truck owner is happy he was behind him as he pushes a truck out of the path of an oncoming train.
