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In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

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One of the longest sidewalks in the world, La Rambla meanders along the shimmering estuary Ro de la Plata, past beaches, wine bars and purple-blossomed jacaranda trees, statues and sculptures, soccer matches and friends engrossed in conversations over cups of yerba mat. Women sat on a grassy knoll, their young children toddling about.

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

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The conversion of hotels to shelters has sharply decreased the supply of rooms just as tourist demand has risen, nearly to prepandemic levels, and is projected to match a record high. More than two dozen hotels are in the vicinity of the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, and Kennedy International Airport. There are notable clusters.