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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

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Connecting with history The archipelago of San Andres and Providencia is more than 400 miles north of the mainland of Colombia, and closer to 100 miles east of Nicaragua, but thanks to a historical wrinkle that is still being ironed out, it is part of Colombia. Each cay differs from the next.

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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The low-diversion scenario assumes 2% diversion from the Panama and Suez canals between July and November of 2025. The International Maritime Organization’s ( IMO ) regulations on pollution from ships are found within the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ( MARPOL 73/78 ). Regulatory background.

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U.S. Warns Spring Breakers Headed to Mexico, Jamaica or the Bahamas

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Those are some of the travel rules that Ginger Moore, a retired logistics analyst from Panama City, Fla., I’m sure there are parts, just like the United States, that you can go into that are not recommended,” said Ms. Don’t wander off the resort after dark. Keep the flashy clothing and jewelry to a minimum.

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The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.

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Last year 10 million international tourists flew into its airport, more than the airports of Mexico City, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta combined. The Maya Train, scientists warn , will push those problems south, threatening the area’s water supply, its unique system of underground limestone caves and its vast nature reserves.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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The analysis in the Final Supplemental EIS builds on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement released on 1 March 2013 ( earlier post ) as well as the documents released in 2011 as part of the previous Keystone XL Pipeline application. Construction on the Gulf Coast Project was recently completed.

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