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I am a writer and editor at V!VA Travel guides here in Quito, where I specialize in adding quality content to the site and also in spooky things like haunted museums! Before this, I served in the US Peace Corps in Guatemala. I hold a PhD from Ohio State in Latin American Literature. My wife is a naturalist guide in the Galapagos islands, so I often get to go visit her.

 

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Christopher Minster's V!VA List Articles

V!VA Latin

  • Diving in Salvador

    Oct 06, 2006 - Brazil

    May 10, 1624. The Dutch, jealous of the New World empires of Spain, England and Portugal, decide to establish themselves ......

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  • The Galápagos Islands

    Feb 03, 2006 - Ecuador

    Leaving behind the smog, traffic and fast food of Quito, an airplane flies two hours west and eons backward in ......

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  • Quiriguá

    Jan 02, 2006 - Guatemala

    A new sun rises over the steaming Guatemalan jungle. In the low, green forest, a mighty king stands tall, placidly ......

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Christopher Minster's Guide Book Entries

Info

  • Porfirio Diaz

    Nov 05, 2008 - Mexico

    José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (1830-1915) ruled Mexico from 1876 to 1911, one of the longest periods of ......

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  • The Dirty War

    May 14, 2008 - Argentina

    In the early 1970’s, Argentina was an extremely unstable place. Marxist revolutionaries, inspired by the example of Cuba, were organizing ......

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  • Religion in Argentina

    Apr 18, 2008 - Argentina

    The Spanish brought Catholicism with them when they established cities in the region, and forced all native people to convert ......

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Destinations

  • Cuernavaca

    Oct 15, 2008 - Cuernavaca, Mexico

    In 1917, rebel Emiliano Zapata and his ragged army stormed Cuernavaca, capturing the city as he tried to bait President ......

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  • Punta Cana

    Jan 25, 2008 - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    Located on the Eastern end of the Island of Hispaniola, Punta Cana features a vast stretch of white-sand beaches, blue ......

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  • Dominican Republic

    Jan 02, 2008 - Dominican Republic

    This laid-back island in the Caribbean (technically, half an island: it shares Hispaniola with the nation of Haiti) is best ......

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Hotels

  • Hotel Bien al Sur

    Feb 01, 2008 - San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Hotel Bien al Sur is a clean, low-key hotel well-located in San Telmo. The rooms are neat and comfortable. The ......

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  • Ostinatto Hostel

    Feb 01, 2008 - San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    The Ostinatto, conveniently located in San Telmo, is a clean, friendly hostel catering to the backpacker crowd. There are several ......

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  • LTI Beach Resort Punta Cana Golf & Spa

    Jan 25, 2008 - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    The LTI Beach Resort is one of several all-inclusive mega-hotels located on the gorgeous white-sand beaches of the Dominican Republic.  ......

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