The art of winin'

September 21st 2006
...a UNESCO world heritage site in old san juan! La Fortaleza, built between 1533 and 1540, was the first defensive fortification built for the city of San Juan, and the first of a series of military structures built to protect the city. The construction was authorized by Charles V as a defense against attacks from the European powers of the day and Carib Indians. Since the 16th century, La For ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Barbados

The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production t... ... read more

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deborah thomas

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longweekendaway - october 6 - 9, 2006...san juan, puerto rico thus begins the travel journal of a 47 year old torontonian lady with a passion to see the world - one longweekendaway at a time. the san juan trip was really born in cancun in feb '06...one day on the way to buffalo with a girlfriend to go shopping...(that's another story, or maybe the title of my first book!). i am a health care administrator with a great job in a downtown teaching hospital. i have been fortunate enough to have lived in both barbados and trinidad and spent 3 consecutive 6 months of winters in sarsaota, flori... full info

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