Before her, 25 models and performers displayed elements of vibrant Ecuadorian culture. Barba-Castro and her family are from Delegsol, a town in el Azuay, Ecuador, where cultural celebrations happened ...

Our planet relies on millions of living creatures to keep its ecosystems functioning properly. Many species work quietly in the background to pollinate plants, clean our water, and build healthy ...

Running on the beach can be a truly exhilarating experience, and we've got five of the best West Coast beaches that you can feel the breeze on.

On the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula lies the gorgeous seaside town of Tulum, one of the last cities built and inhabited by the mighty Mayan people. Tulum was once a quiet beach ...

Here’s something they don’t tell you in the tourism brochures: Washington has a forest so otherworldly that your first instinct upon entering will be to check if someone slipped something into your ...

Nobody paddles a kayak and expects a giraffe to appear. But that is exactly what happens at a zoo in Melbourne, Florida. This place throws out the standard blueprint and replaces fences and viewing ...

There are elephants, gorillas, tigers, and even a massive crocodile near the entrance. Every twenty minutes or so, the whole restaurant comes alive. The animals start moving and making sounds.

Katie Clayton, Visitor Experience and Programming Manager, said: "Around half a million visitors every year tell us that there’s lots of love for days out at Dunham Massey. That’s why we’ve built a ...

The 1970s and 1980s are remembered as the “Swarna Yugaya” — the Golden Era of Sinhala cinema, a period that produced some of the country’s most memorable films, legendary performances, and culturally ...