OPEN THIS POST. CLICK ON A COUNTRY. BOOM, YOU’RE THERE. Intro to Travelogues Mexico (3 posts) Guatemala Belize Costa Rica Columbia (2 posts) Ecuador Peru (3 posts) Bolivia Argentina Gambia (4 posts) Senegal Mali (2 posts) Burkino Faso Togo
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Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Add new tag on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction to the Travelogues
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78 on November 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I was nineteen years old, I set off backpacking in Europe and the Middle East on my own. It was 1974-75 and the world was a safer place then.
Oxford Pair to Hit the Road Again
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged travel backpacking 1970s on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, July 25. 1976
By KATHY MATTER Staff Writer
Colleen McGuire, 22, is spending the summer following her junior year at Indiana University as a crew boss for corn de-tasselers in Benton County’s lush cornfields.
Previously, she has picked grapes in Italy and experienced the communal lifestyle of an [...]
Impoverished Mexican Hamlet, Rich in People, Natural Beauty
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Acapulco, Mexico on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 1977
POSTMARK: Mexico
By COLLEEN McGUIRE and TOM McGUIRE
From the border town of Nogales, Arizona to the remote beaches of Acapulco, our bus bumps over a rough 1,700 mile stretch of road that zigzags wildly across the mountains. And fifty hours later, after numerous delays and [...]
Mexican Market Bustles with Strange Mix
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged market, Mexico on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, October 3, 1976
POSTMARK: Mexico
By COLLEEN McGUIRE and TOM McGUIRE
The covered Acapulco market is large and sprawling. It is located in a section of the city that lures few tourists and the atmosphere is permeated with a mixture of strange, rancid odors. People bustle around [...]
Adventurous Lady Thumbs Ride in Mexico
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged backpacking, hitchiking, Mexico, travel on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, October 24, 1976
POSTMARK: Mexico
By COLLEEN McGUIRE
Because I intend to hitchhike from Pie de la Cuesta 300 miles south to Puerto Escondido, my sanity immediately is questioned.
A single lady hitchhiking on a Mexican highway! Crazy gringo!
But I adore adventure. I also love to defy people. So I’m [...]
Guatemala, a Magical Land of Beauty
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Add new tag, Day of the Dead, Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Panajachel, Tikal on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, December 12, 1976
POSTMARK: Guatemala
By COLLEEN McGUIRE
Contrary to my preconceived ideas, Guatemala is definitely not a minature version of Mexico. The country has its own distinct culture of which the native Indians are an integral aspect, and although it is only about the size of Ohio, [...]
Belize Unlike It’s Latin Neighbors
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged 70s, backpacking, Belize, travel on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Layfayette, Indiana, December 19, 1976
POSTMARK: Belize
By COLLEEN McGUIRE
The typical traveler in Central America is either going up the Pan American Highway towards the States or headed down towards South America. Thus, everyone passes through the same line of countries.
A look at the map shows that Belize — [...]
Cahuita’s Charm Is Its Easy Going Mood
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Cahuita, Costa Rica on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published by the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, January 2, 1977
POSTMARK: Costa Rica
By COLLEEN McGUIRE And TOM McGUIRE
Cahuita, Costa Rica, is a savagely beautiful and still obscure paradise 30 miles north of the Panama border on the lush green shores of the Caribbean Sea. Even the’ name of the little village (pronounced Cah-wee-tah) [...]
Colombia Rewards the Discerning Tourist
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Add new tag, Andes, Cartagena, Colombia on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, January 16, 1977
POSTMARK: Colombia
By COLLEEN McGUIRE
For my brother and me, Colombia was like a good Russian novel — difficult to get into, but very rewarding if you keep striving.
Our introduction to South America was Cartagena, the most beautiful Latin city we have visited on this [...]
