Where Water and Sand Meet
While charting Pensacola Bay in 1693, winds blew Spanish cartographer Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora off course. A native Indian chief helped the lost sailors find land, which they named Perdido Key or ‘lost’ key. Perdido Key is an offshore barrier island community between Pensacola, Florida, and Orange Beach, Alabama. Part of Escambia County, the…
Before surfboards, zip lines, and sloths stole the spotlight, Costa Rica was built on something far more aromatic: coffee. This small Central American nation, blanketed by volcanic mountains and kissed by tropical breezes, has spent nearly 200 years perfecting the art of the bean. Today, coffee culture is not just a morning ritual—it’s a rich,…