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The life, times and personal challenges of one of Spain's most famous explorers and conquistadors.

Claims for Nootka Sound would lead Spain and England to the brink of war.

Everyone loves chocolate, but few realize its rich cultural heritage. For example, cocoa beans were once so valuable, they were actually used as currency.

Ponce de Leon has been long associated with the search for the Fountain of Youth, but was he really looking for it?

The National Wild Horse and Burro Program helps the public realize the dream of owning and caring for a mustang or burro, while protecting wild horses and U.S. rangelands

Did you ever wonder where the word "Canada" originated? It has an interesting history with numerous changes and relocations.

Discover how volcanoes formed Spain's Islands in the Atlantic, how early inhabitants mummified their dead and how bounty from the Americas made Tenerife rich.

The legends of Magellan's Cross on Cebu in the Philippines are a matter of intrigue today almost 500 years after it was planted.

Savor the end of summer's best tomato harvest with this recipe for Cherry Tomato Salad.

Travel south of San Francisco to San Mateo County, and discover the pleasures of a relaxed, slower-paced California. Top activities here are fun for children and adults.

Enjoy a diner food classic made at home. Capture the flavors of fresh tomatoes in a B.L.T. (bacon lettuce and tomato) sandwich.

This article describes the best parks and trails in Santa Cruz, California.

Key limes are known by their distinctive aroma and flavor as well as their smaller physique. For the perfect Key lime pie, these little fruits make all the difference.

North America sports and games combine many influences, including European pastimes and competitions, rites, rituals of Native Americans and Africans brought as slaves.

Fort Jefferson's history includes having been an outpost, prison, and fueling station. Today it is a quiet sanctuary for wildlife and intrepid visitors.

A stay at Hacienda Vargas Bed & Breakfast gives Route 66 and El Camino Real travelers a glimpse of New Mexico's history and offers all the comforts of home.

If Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon read the history book Images of America: Port Charlotte would he have envisioned a retirement haven around Charlotte Harbor, Fla?

Nothing could be more appropriate for a Cinco de Mayo celebration than a crème caramel spiked with Mexican Chocolate, Pure Mexican Vanilla Extract and espresso.

Taking a big wallop from Hurricane Charley in 2004 - this city, first explored by Ponce de Leon, has come back for the better!

The bell pepper is a cultivar species which has many uses in culinary dishes; bell peppers are distinguishable by their colors of red, green, orange and yellow.

The majority of us know the comfort of curling up with a cup of hot chocolate, but do many of us know where it comes from?

The Anasazi improved their architectural skills to the point where they were able to construct buildings as high as five stories, consisting of hundreds of rooms.

A visit to Cadbury World, just outside Birmingham, England, offers visitors a fascinating look at chocolate as well as to sample the firm's world-famous Dairy Milk bar.

Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador, is full of tradition, art, religion, and colonial charm.

From voices, to footsteps, to the appearance of apparitions, Alcatraz is considered a very haunted location.

In the British Isles, chocolate-covered ginger has been a Christmas pleasure for centuries. Columbus started it, but you can finish with treats from several online shops

In today's fashion world of saturated tattoo-inspired t-shirts and skeletal graphic designs, it's hard to imagine something fresh and new.

Punta Gorda, Florida, historians Ann M. O'Phelan and Scot Shively capture the Southwest Florida city's rich historical past in a new book in the Images of America series.

Despite inaccurately crediting Cortez as the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean, John Keats' otherwise skillful sonnet has pleased readers for centuries.

Key lime fudge is a rich and delicious treat that is incredibly easy to make. If you like Key lime pie, you will love this recipe!

Marine travel provides a ready way to explore the many wildlife viewing and recreational opportunities found in coastal Alaska

Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota is not only the source of the mighty Mississippi River, but a park with much to offer the visitor, including great Fall colors.

Countless memorials, monuments and statues are found throughout Florida. This new travel guidebook showcases 80 unique markers and is a must-have for Florida visitors.

The wildflowers of Anza-Borrego State Park are well-known, but remote areas of the park offer spectacular flowers long after those on the valley floor have faded.

Madrone is a stunning tree overhanging coastlines from its perch on rocky cliffs. Look for its evergreen leaves, summer flowers and bright fall berries.

Most people are so accustomed to tasting artificial vanilla and equating that with blandness that they forget the rich taste and history of authentic Mexican vanilla.

Cool off this summer with a slice of Peachy Ice Cream Pie. This dessert will easily become a warm-weather favorite.

St. Augustine is a charming historic city on the Atlantic Ocean. Fido and Fifi are welcome to travel along when staying at a pet friendly hotel.

The wood is scattered everywhere, and actually looks like rock. Here and there you can come across a long length of a trunk that is more recognizable.

A premier treasure of South Carolina vacations can be found on Edisto Island. Lying south of Charleston, its perfect for a day or multi day trip.

The environmentally friendly potato is the world's most important non-cereal crop.

With clocks, watches, and printed calendars, people could separate work- from playtime, which ensconced recreation as a vital component of modern life.

Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends series is an entertaining children's TV show that dramatizes folk stories and tales of true American heroes.

In the southeastern corner of California, only two hours from San Diego, is a large state park known for some of the best desert wildflower blooming in California.

Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history, May 8th.

Differentiation of Instruction, customizing assessments and course material for different learning styles of students, is vital today. Providing choices is key.

Since ancient times, people around the world have offered thanks in festivals celebrating a bountiful harvest.

Everyone knows the story of Thanksgiving, or so they think. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, and their first winter was devastating.

Chocolate was a revered drink of the native Central American tribes which traveled to Europe via Spanish explorers and was there modified into the chocolate known today.

The sunflower has many uses and traditions associated with it; the sunflower has been used for food, therapeutically, cosmetically and in many ancient traditions.