BootsnAll Articles - Lito Galvan

Twinkle Twinkle Tunja's Stars - Tunja, Colombia

suchi — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:30:00 -0500

Lito Galvan explores Tunja's fabulous stars - the churches.

Mompox - Where Time Once Stood Still...in a Chalupa - Mompox, Colombia

suchi — Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:48:00 -0500

Lito Galvan gets off the beaten track in Colombia and discovers the value of memories.

Golden Nuggets of Treats Await in Bogota - Bogota, Colombia

suchi — Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:47:00 -0500

Lito Galvan belives Bogota is certainly one of the finest cities in South America with much more interesting nuggets of golden treats to share.

Naughty But Nice Cartagena - Cartagena, Colombia

suchi — Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:48:00 -0500

Cartegena is Caribbean's belle of the ball, pulsating to saucy modern beat behind tales of sea adventures and sunken booties.

Perfect Strangers in the Land of Guns and Roses - Colombia

suchi — Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:45:00 -0500

Lito Galvan is pleased to see the thriving roses of hospitality and kindness Colombia offers to perfect strangers.

A Tour Etched in Heaven - Nazca, Peru

suchi — Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:14:00 -0500

Lito Galvan believes that because of the unusual climate in Peru and because of historical antecedents of being hoodwinked by politicians, people tend to be on the cold and apathetic side, but that doesn't overshadow his trip to the Nazca Lines.

A Date with Frigid Juanita and Lady Catalina in Arequipa - Arequipa, Peru

suchi — Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:14:00 -0500

Encountering a strike, Lito Galvan must walk to his next stop in Peru.

Longing for the Living Daylights in Lima - Lima, Peru

suchi — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:49:00 -0500

Lito Galvan checks out the churches and museums of Lima.

Cuzco's Cash Cows Turned Cold and Sour - Cuzco, Peru

suchi — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:41:00 -0500

Lito Galvan thinks Cuzco is no different from other highly commercialized cities joining the rat race - inhuman, sly, jaded, sophisticated, and money-faced.

In Ayacucho, Money Talks, When You Least Expect It - Ayacucho, Peru

suchi — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:30:00 -0500

Lito Galvan tours the churches of Ayacucho.

Not so Coy with Cuy - Peru

suchi — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:18:00 -0500

Lito Galvan samples the delicacies of Peru.

Inti Raymi - Cuzco, Peru

suchi — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:21:00 -0500

As Lito Galvan discovers, Peru's Winter Solstice Festival is not for those thin-of-wallet.

Just look it up and Download it over the Internet - Andahuaylillas, Peru

suchi — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:07:00 -0500

Lito Galvan came, and saw, but didn't conquer Andahuaylillas' church.

Land of Eternal Spring - Guatemala

suchi — Sun, 3 Jul 2005 07:50:00 -0500

Rites of spring and Passion Week go hand-in-hand in Guatemala.

Shoestring Budget Dining in Guatemala - Guatemala

suchi — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:16:00 -0500

Guatemala's sidewalk hawkers or ambulantes do not offer wide-ranging mouth-watering pickings as their counterparts in Bangkok or Hong Kong but its visual display is inviting for both the hungry and the curious.

Dressing-Up for Semana Santa - Antigua, Guatemala

suchi — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:14:00 -0500

Lito Galvan recounts the madness of Holy Week in Antigua.

Vainglorious Towers - Guatemala

suchi — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:13:00 -0500

Guatemalan town hall towers resplendently stand tall beaming an outward vainglory of inward grace.

Cool Comfort in Antigua - Antigua, Guatemala

suchi — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:10:00 -0500

Antigua is abundant in charming and tasteful residences and fountains too small and unnoticeable to be toppled down by earthquakes and thank goodness, too eye pleasing and precious to be knocked down by the ravages of time.

Antigua's Environs - Antigua, Guatemala

suchi — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:08:00 -0500

Lito Galvan continues his tour of Guatemala's architectural wonders by exploring Antigua's surrounding area.

Old World Treasure Hunting in Antigua - Antigua, Guatemala

suchi — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:08:00 -0500

Lito Galvan discovers the nostalgia of Antigua's architecture and ruins.

Out-of-this-Barrio Kiddieland - San Andres Xecul, Guatemala

suchi — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:03:00 -0500

Without touts or beggars in San Andres Xecul, Lito Galvan, the camera-toting tourist, felt snubbed.

Cloud Nine Tango over the Altiplano - Northern El Altiplano, Guatemela

suchi — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:01:00 -0500

Along the western flank of Guatemala, the Pan-American Highway meanders like a mild roller coaster track through the highlands collectively termed El Altiplano.

Soaring Skyscrapers of the Jungle-City of Tikal - Tikal, Guatemala

suchi — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:51:00 -0500

Lito Galvan thinks George Lucas wasn't too discreet imagineering the aerial scenes in his film "Star Wars" - it's unmistakably copied from the magical fantasy city of Tikal.

Flores - Lake Bud in Tropical Heat - Flores, Guatemala

suchi — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:52:00 -0500

Flores may not be easily located as Santa Elena but its idyllic dreamy location embellished with attractive colors and lights reflected in the lake day and night proves irresistibly another getaway for visitors before or after their trip to Tikal.

Gathering Glimpses of Guatemala City - Guatemala City, Guatemala

suchi — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 19:46:00 -0500

Struggling to be all-in-one Native-American, nostalgically European, and vibrantly Modern against political and natural odds on a back-burner reputation, Guatemala City offers amusingly simple attractions.

Shooting Two Birds with One Stone - Antigua, Guatemala

suchi — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:38:00 -0500

Lito Galvan finds tourist police to be clueless crosses between cinema ushers and supermarket security guards that might have been recruited just days before the onslaught of the peak tourist season from a pool of the habitually indolent and unemployed.

Chichicastenango's Spell - Chichicastenango, Guatemala

suchi — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:36:00 -0500

Chichicastenango is famous for its brand of Christian-Mayan worship - a brotherhood of church members dedicated to a Christian saint's veneration, tradition, and rites. It's also famous for its Mayan spirit shrines, and the cult of Maximon, the pagan saint.

Chuckling Post from a Chicken Bus Ride - Pan American Highway, Guatemala

suchi — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:35:00 -0500

The chicken bus offered limited outside view but inside, there is free entertainment, ride fare not inclusive.

A Watering Hole's Ethno-Folk Baroque Haunts - Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

suchi — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:53:00 -0500

Easygoing, exotic, esoteric, and electric, Lito Galvan discovers the "Little Bali of the West"