Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is quite magnificent. This stretch of Michigan Avenue on the Near North Side, from the Chicago River to Oak Street, is one of the greatest streets in America.
East of Michigan Avenue is Grant Park, nicknamed “Chicago’s Front Yard”. It’s a large park with smaller sections that have been developed into other popular parks.
Michigan Avenue is one of the great streets in America. It runs through the heart of Chicago and once bordered Lake Michigan.
If Chicago were a human heart, the Chicago River would be the aorta. There would be no Chicago without river, and the river wouldn’t be the same without Chicago.
Chinchiná is a large town located about halfway between the cities of Manizales and Pereira. Some rural areas are part of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.
These two small coffee towns in the department of Caldas, Neira and Aranzazu, both have rural areas included in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia. Neither one are particularly worth visiting, but they both have beautiful settings and it’s an enjoyable ride through lush green mountains.
When I arrived in Portobelo, I was greeted by a collection of ramshackle houses and other buildings. There were very few people in the streets of this run-down town of just under 3,000 inhabitants.
The current old town of Panama City is Casco Viejo, but the original site is actually at Panamá Viejo. It’s located a few kilometers to the northeast and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá.
Casco Viejo is the old town of Panama City. It’s included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá.