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Joshua Berman is a freelance writer and author of MAYA 2012: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras. His website is JoshuaBerman.net.

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Fake Doesn't Fly: Mariachi El Bronx Coming to Fox Theater in Boulder

(0) Comments | Posted May 15, 2012 | 10:00 AM

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The Bronx is a hardcore punk rock band from Los Angeles. Their music is "abrasive and aggressive," as Matt Caughthran, the lead singer, describes it. Not so the band's alter ego, Mariachi El Bronx. That's what the The Bronx will become when...

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A Day In The Life Of A Travel Writer In Belize (VIDEO)

(2) Comments | Posted April 30, 2012 | 7:00 AM

Ever wonder what a guidebook writer does all day? I made this little video to show a few "day-in-the-life" moments from the latest edition of my book, Moon Belize. I shot this video (with a little Canon point-n-shoot and Gorilla Grip tripod) during a foray up the Macal...

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Enhanced Wi-Fi Coming To Denver International Airport

(0) Comments | Posted April 4, 2012 | 7:00 AM

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The author, a 'power user,' logs on before a flight to Nicaragua. (Photo by Louise Daniels.)

Boingo Wireless, a major Wi-Fi software and services provider, announced an agreement with Denver International Airport (DIA) today that will provide a new hybrid Wi-Fi Internet service...

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Flying Towards Prison With Rod Blagojevich (PHOTOS)

(65) Comments | Posted March 16, 2012 | 4:30 PM

A funny thing happened on my way to Denver this morning. I shared an American Eagle commuter flight from Chicago O-Hare to Denver with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Politics isn't my usual beat, but traveling is -- and there we were.

I was going home to my wife and...

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Aron Ralston to Speak in Boulder: "Facebook Obama" About Greater Canyonlands

(0) Comments | Posted March 6, 2012 | 9:42 AM

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I look forward to attending this free talk in Boulder: "Beyond 127 Hours: An Evening with Aron Ralston to Protect the Greater Canyonlands" this Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Boulder Theater.

Ralston is a Colorado-based writer and explorer...

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My Formula For Travel: Get Out, Go Slow

(0) Comments | Posted February 22, 2012 | 6:00 AM

On this morning, gravel grinds beneath my boots and cold, dry air blows in and out of my winter beard. I'm hiking up the hogback on a path I've never been on before, even though it is only a mile or so from my home in north Boulder, and I've...

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The Maya World Braces For 2012 Apocalypse, Tourism Boom

(1830) Comments | Posted December 30, 2011 | 8:00 AM

Mexican government officials are predicting a surge of visitors to the five southern states that comprise the country's Maya region. In Belize, which bills itself as "heartland of the Maya," airlines have committed tens of thousands of extra seats to accommodate projected interest from foreign visitors. In Guatemala, the country...

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