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Photo of the Day: Capsized Boat at Islands of San Blas, Panama

By on February 28, 2010 ]

On our last day of sailing through the San Blas Islands we headed to the Island of Porvenir to process our exit from Panama through the immigration office.  As we approached the island we immediately noticed this boat capsized.  We discovered that the boat ran into a reef, which is quite common, about 500 yards [...]

Photo of the Day: Blue Footed Boobies, Isla de la Plata, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Blue Footed Boobies, Isla de la Plata, Ecuador

By on February 19, 2010 ]

Isla de la Plata is located off the Pacific Coast of Ecuador and can be accessed via Puerto Lopez, Ecuador and is part of Machalilla National Park. The island is home to nesting seabirds including the intriguing blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, red-footed boobies and pelican birds.

Photo of the Day: Islands of Granada, Nicaragua

Photo of the Day: Islands of Granada, Nicaragua

By on February 9, 2010 ]

Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America and lies just off the coast of Granada. The fresh water lake is famous for its sharks, the only lake where sharks live. Nicaragua’s economic situation make it difficult to clean and conserve the heavily polluted lake, where over 300 islands reside. Some of these islands [...]