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Are you planning a trip to Puerto Rico? Then we will know some of their most important destinations. Let’s start our tour around the island La Parguera, regarded as the Venice Boricana, which offers a sparkling bay bioliminicente, where we can walk through the vessels. Yes, the fishing harbor is known for marine plankton have the move produces phosphorescent color contrast. I also interested to know that diving is very common in the area.

If it’s festivals, you’ll want to go to the Festival of the Virgen del Carmen, which is celebrated with devotion in honor of the Virgen del Carmen. To attend the festival you must travel during the month of July. It is noteworthy that the center of pilgrimage of the Virgin is located in the Diocesan Shrine Virgen del Carmen in the municipality of San Lorenzo.

Will you travel with children? Then you may visit the Mayaguez Zoo, where we can see variety of local animals.

It’s time to visit the capital city of the island We refer to San Juan, where are located the famous Fort San Felipe del Morro or San Felipe del Morro, a Spanish construction that Datal the sixteenth century, which has tunnels, ramps and barracks. Importantly, for many years the castle was used as a cento monitoring of the Bay of San Juan. You should know qe since 1983 is part of the National Historic Parks in the U.S., as well as National Historic Sites of Saint John and last but not least is also part of World Heritage Sites.

Today we travel to one of the coldest parts of the Americas. We refer to Alaska, Arctic America, which borders Canada, with the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Glacier Ocean and the Bering Strait. If looking for a destination to enjoy nature and adventure do not hesitate to come here because Alaska is a state full of mountains, glaciers, islands, valleys and forests where you can perform various adventure sports like trekking, climbing, mountaineering, cycling adventure, and so on.

Let’s start our tour practicing mountain climbing on Mount McKinley, also known as Denali. This is the highest peak in the nation because it has a height of 6.194 meters. This mountain is located in the Brooks Range, is considered one of the most difficult peaks to climb. Feel like?

We can then visit the St. Lawrence Island or Isla San Lorenzo, an island in the Bering Sea, considered as the sixth largest island in the United States. Another important island is Saint Paul Island or Isla de San Pablo, which is part of the Pribilof Islands. This volcanic island, is also located in the Bering Sea. It is worth mentioning that in the interior of the island find a Russian Orthodox church, considered a national historic monument.

It’s time to move to Fairbanks, considered the largest city in Alaska, after Anchorage. It is worth mentioning that here we find the oldest university in the state. We refer to the University of Alaska.

We know some of the leading destinations in Alaska. Let’s start our tour in the City of Lights, is in Anchorage, considered the most populous city in Alaska. Here we can practice cultural tourism visiting museums like the Museum of Alaska Native Heritage Museum, Alaska Natural History, the Museum of Aviation Museum in Anchorage Rasmuson, The Imaginarium Science Center, Oscar Anderson House Museum, among others.

If it is nature tourism, you can choose to visit the Alaska Botanical Garden, which houses over 900 species of plants. Other interesting places are the Alaska Zoo, the Centor Conservation Wildlife Alaska Kincaid Park, among others.

It’s time to move to the National Park Kenai Fjords, which has an area of ​​1.760 square kilometers and we will find variety of majestic glaciers and bears, and whales. You should know that since 1978 is considered as a National Monument and National Park since 1980.

Another interesting national park is the Chugach State Park, which covers an area of ​​2.004 square kilometers, located in the municipality of Anchorage. It is worth mentioning that this is the third largest park in the United States.

Now visit the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, a national park, which commemorates the Klondike gold rush.

Finally know the Mendenhall Glacier, which is 19 kilometers long and is located in the Mendenhall Valley near Juneau, the capital of Alaska.