Southwest Airlines is expanding its international network this winter with new nonstop service from Las Vegas to two of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations: Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The new routes, launching in June 2026, will give travelers in the western United States more direct access to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Both destinations are known […]
A new project to help restore coral reefs has officially kicked off in Antigua and Barbuda. The initiative by coral reef restoration project OceanShot has deployed the first of its new coral “modules” off the island of Antigua. The project, a featured program of the Global Citizen Forum and the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, […]
Devanshi Kasana and her colleagues were puzzled when they discovered it: a large shark typically thought to live in the freezing Arctic – in the middle of a coral reef in Belize. It was the first time a so-called Greenland shark, had been found in the waters of the Western Caribbean. The shark, between 10 and […]
Healthy coral reefs aren’t just essential for the Caribbean ecosystem — they’re also vital for the Caribbean tourism economy. That’s the impetus behind a major new guide for coral reef restoration specifically aimed at the Caribbean tourism industry. The new “Guide,” which can be found here, presents best practices for coral restoration, along with key opportunities […]
