Smoking in Colonial Ecuador: History of Tobacco in Ecuador
During the 1492 voyage, Christopher Columbus and his men caught sight of natives smoking herbs and received a gift of dried, aromatic leaves from...
Darwin on the Galapagos Islands: The Birthplace of the Theory of Evolution and Natural...
Famed naturalist Charles Darwin put the Galapagos Islands on the map when, in 1835, he disembarked from the HMS "Beagle" and spent five weeks...
Black Bart: Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Black Bart was about as prolific a pirate as they come. The number of plundered ships associated with his name is a staggering 400,...
A Brief History of Iquique, Chile
Knowing history about Chile, and the city of Iquique, will give visitors a perspective that may enrich their visit to the fastest growing city...
Female Pirates on the High Seas: Mary Read, Alwilda and Granuaile (Grace O’Malley)
A common factor among most female pirates was a desire to escape the shackles of convention or to defy male authority-- or both.
An Irish...
Castaway Alexander Selkirk: The Original Robinson Crusoe
Castaway Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," spending four years on the deserted Juan Fernández Island.
Alexander Selkirk was born, as...
Ancient Peru Sites of the Norte Chico and Oldest City of the Americas
Despite now being regarded as one of the most important archeological sites in the Americas, Caral was largely overlooked until fairly recently. To a...
Sir Henry Morgan and Pirates of the Caribbean: Plundering and Looting the Spanish Gold...
Whoever would have believed that the son of a simple farmer in Llanrhymney, Wales, born in a year around 1635, would eventually become Sir...
From Cuba with Love – A History of Cuban Music: African and European Music...
Even though most of the elements were already in place, there was no Cuban music before the 19th Century. There is an argument over...
Anne Bonny: Renowned Female Pirate
Bonny was a better fighter than most male pirates. When the end was near, she fought like a hell-cat on her ship's deck while...