text/x-generic wp-config-sample.php ( PHP script, ASCII text ) Travel with Kids to Latin America Archives - Kid World Citizen https://kidworldcitizen.org/category/travel-with-kids-to-latin-america/ Activities that help young minds go global Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:23:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 35069473 Things to do with Kids in Nicaragua https://kidworldcitizen.org/things-to-do-with-kids-in-nicaragua/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/things-to-do-with-kids-in-nicaragua/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:38:23 +0000 https://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=13179 By the time my wife and I got to Nicaragua on our overland trip south from the United States with our 13-year old daughter and 10-year old son, the kids had eaten enough tacos in Mexico, climbed enough Mayan temples in Guatemala, heard enough about life in El Salvador, and seen enough banana plantations in...

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Learn about and Visit Early Human Cave Paintings https://kidworldcitizen.org/early-human-cave-paintings/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/early-human-cave-paintings/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:27:15 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=5388 Did you know that no one knows when humans first began to draw and create art? Explorers, scientists, historians, and even kids have found prehistoric cave paintings that were created 30,000 BC! During that time, the early humans were nomads, who hunted and gathered their food, moving around to follow the animals they hunted. This...

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Summer Family Travel: Language and Cultural Immersion https://kidworldcitizen.org/summer-family-travel-language-and-cultural-immersion/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/summer-family-travel-language-and-cultural-immersion/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2018 00:57:11 +0000 https://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=11533 You might have heard of worldschooling: the combination of education and travel, and the intentional effort to provide their children with an incredible opportunity to learn from the world. While some families have the financial means and freedom to travel the world (either by working remotely, creating a new career in a new locale, or by...

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Taíno Petroglyphs: Rock Art for Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/taino-petroglyphs-rock-art-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/taino-petroglyphs-rock-art-kids/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:26:32 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=10666 ~Frances Evans Two years ago we had the opportunity to visit the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center (Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes) with our family. At the center, we enjoyed learning about the Taíno the Indigenous People of the Caribbean a subgroup of the Arawakan Indians. The Taínos inhabited Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican...

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Machu Picchu with Kids: Step by Step Tips https://kidworldcitizen.org/machu-picchu-with-kids-step-by-step-tips/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/machu-picchu-with-kids-step-by-step-tips/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:47:59 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=10151 Ranked as one of the new 7 Wonders of the World, I visited this awe-inspiring site as a 15 year old and dreamed of doing Machu Picchu with kids when I had a family. This summer we had the fortune of making the trip into the cloud forests of Peru. From taking the train from Cuzco, to...

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Language Immersion: How to do Summers Abroad with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/language-immersion-summers-abroad-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/language-immersion-summers-abroad-kids/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:10:57 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=10160 As a high school Spanish teacher, I often used to get comments from friends: “I took 3 years of Spanish in high school and don’t remember a thing!” Obviously some methods are much more efficient that others (even within a classroom!). I would argue that the best way to learn a new language is to...

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Merida, Mexico with Kids: Centro Histórico https://kidworldcitizen.org/merida-mexico-kids-centro-historico/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/merida-mexico-kids-centro-historico/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:35:26 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=6848 Traveling to Merida, Mexico with kids? With its warm climate and equally warm people, colonial architecture, tons of free cultural events, and unforgettable Yucatecan cuisine, Merida is the perfect base to explore the peninsula. Here are the sights we most enjoyed in the historic downtown of Merida, Mexico with kids, plus different ways to tour the...

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How Do Kids Play Around the World? Merida, Mexico https://kidworldcitizen.org/how-do-kids-play-around-the-world-merida-mexico/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/how-do-kids-play-around-the-world-merida-mexico/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:00:12 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=4586 We’re getting together with bloggers from around the world to share their ideas on what “playing” means in our countries, and how kids play around the world. Here’s how we’ve been playing this summer in Merida, Mexico! Playful Learning Questions: Where do you live? We are Tonito, Viviana, Maya, and Ricky, and we’re spending the summer...

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Best Practices: Road-Tripping with Kids https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/best-practices-road-tripping-with-happy-kids/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:19:56 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=1840 If you ever want to see sympathetic parents shudder- while whispering “crazy!” as you leave- tell them you are planning a 20 hour long road trip with little kids. Although kids are notoriously challenging travelers, with preparation and good practices, the whole family can enjoy long car rides. Parents, teachers, and caregivers know that kids...

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Eating on the Road: Food for Road Trips https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/ https://kidworldcitizen.org/eating-on-the-road-meals-and-snacks/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:46:55 +0000 http://kidworldcitizen.org/?p=2172 Parent know that hungry kids are crabby kids. Let’s be honest- hungry adults get in bad moods too. Tantrums in an enclosed car (by kids or adults:) are like fingernails on a chalkboard, and are to be avoided at all costs! But, eating on the road does not have to mean breakfast, lunch, and dinner...

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