In Chapala and Ajijic, you would find that locals dress one way and expats dress another way. Mexicans use more formal clothing when going out. It is very rare for you to see a Mexican guy wearing shorts outside. Mexican people in Ajijic dress in a very Mexican way and you would notice that but it’s very rare that you see a Mexican woman wearing a long skirt and a manta, which is rustic cotton clothing for women here in Mexico. 
country, even though we do not have very high peaks compared to other places like Guatemala. We do, however, have mountains, which have the advantage of being a little bit cooler the higher you go.
interesting because we are one of the few countries that has two main oceans. The bays of our coastal areas are bathed by the Pacific Ocean and by the Caribbean in the eastern part of the country, and we have about 900 kilometers (560 miles) of coastal areas on both sides together, which is mainly still virgin. We still do not have big hotel chains on our coastal zones. We have many small hotels in those areas that have started to be developed. 
and Nicaragua has the biggest natural forest in Central America, which is till protected—we call it the Amazon of Central America, because after the Amazon, it is the biggest reserve in the region. It is called Bosawas Biosphere Reserve.
place in the country, because Lake Nicaragua is one of the 10 biggest lakes in the world, and the only one that has fresh water sharks. (In Nicaragua, you will hear Lake Nicaragua referred to as Lake Cocibolca, which is its indigenous name). 
The Algarve has the perfect climate. It is dry and sunny for most of the year with an annual average temperature of 82ᵒF in the summer and 54ᵒF during the winter. The long summer here lasts from May to September where temperatures range from 75ᵒF in early summer to a heady 89ᵒF in the mid-summer months of July and August. The climate, combined with miles of pristine beaches and calm seas, make the Algarve a perfect holiday or retirement destination. The Algarvean winter is...Fort San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz, Mexico
The old Spanish Fort San Juan de Ulúa still stands watch over the bustling port of Veracruz, Mexico, but it is no longer filled with many tons of silver and gold.
This fort was built in 1565 on the island where the Spanish first landed in their conquest of Mexico in 1518. And it was the last place held by Spain in Mexico. Although independence was granted in 1821. Spanish troops remained until 1825. For most of the 300 year period of Spanish rule, it was the main center...