Malbec is a variety of grapes used for making red wine. Malbec grapes tend to be a dark inky color and have vigorous tannins. Malbec is one of the six grapes permitted in the blending of red Bordeaux wine, and was named after the Hungarian peasant who first introduced it to France. The French plantations [...]

Red hot favourites Brazil received a favourable draw as the group stage of the 2006 World Cup was announced on 9 December. The 16/5 favourites were drawn into Group F with Croatia, Australia and Japan. Hosts Germany also has a relatively easy group with opposition provided in the form of Costa Rica, Poland and Ecuador.
However, [...]

Panama banks are part of Panama’s International Banking Center, the most modern and most successful in all of Latin America. It is only a single step comparing behind Switzerland. Panama banks number more than 100 banks operating in more than 300 offices from more than 32 countries all over the world. Major banks include [...]

Laura Tovey, Assistant Country Manager in Ghana tells us about a new project in which our journalism volunteers are getting involved.
A new partnership has been formed between Projects Abroad and The Vision – a newspaper published for the people of Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp.
Since the last print edition in October 2005, The Vision [...]

I don’t think there are any doubts when it comes to admitting that the hottest and the most fun girls are the Latin honeys. All around the world, there are single Latin women that have boiling blood flowing through their veins. You will always be able to feel the fire that burns inside a South [...]

The Finch Bay Galapagos Eco Hotel was the winner in the category of Ecuador’s Best Resort during the 12th World Travel Awards ceremony that took place in London.The Finch Bay Galapagos Eco Hotel, located on Santa Cruz Island of the Galapagos, was one of six resorts in the continent that received worldwide recognition due to [...]

As far as travel goes I’m pretty well-rounded. I have visited almost every single state in the US plus I have visited a few other places as well such as Italy, Rome, Australia and, you guessed it, Peru. If I had to make a top ten list it would be incredibly hard considering there are [...]

Medical volunteers in Bolivia, at the same time as doing their main work at the Burns Unit of Viedma Hospital and the Centro de Salud Sarcobamba, have taken part in important community projects. These have included vaccination programmes and dental hygiene campaigns.
The vaccination campaign was organised by the Head Doctor at the Centro de [...]

Medical tourism is the act of traveling to other nations to obtain medical, services. The concept medical tourism was initially coined by the travel agencies and the media as a catchall phrase to describe a fast growing industry where people travel to different nations to obtain medical services. Leisure aspect of traveling can be included [...]

Ecuador is located in the northwestern part of South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Columbia on the North and Peru on the South and the East. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 600 miles west of the mainland. Spanish is the official language of the Republic of [...]