Conquistador Hotel

USAPEEC 1998 Annual Meeting, El Conquistador Hotel, Puerto Rico

... speak to them, they warm up and are just as friendly as other chapins I encountered.  After walking town checking out the hotel options and losing 10 pounds in sweat, I settled upon Hotel Garifuna (Q70 for no-frills, but clean private room), which ...

... to the hotel, we were stripped down to t-shirts and dripping sweat.  It's summertime in the Southern hemisphere! El Conquistador Hotel is nice and in a good location, within easy walking distance interesting parks, monuments and shopping areas in ...

... went Canopying or as we know it Zip-lining!! So we did some shopping and looking around for a bit, before we raced back to the hotel to meet our tour guide. I have to say Zip-lining is probably the craziest thing I've done so far! it was so much fun! ...

... it that he gave the Santo Niño's icon to the Sugbu king's wife after her and her people’s baptism.   When Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi landed in the island more than 40 years later, he and his men found an image of the Santo ...

Now about halfway through the journey, we are traveling the Cordoba/Seville/Grenada triangle. Here in Cordoba, we are staying at the Hotel Eurostars Conquistador for a night before traveling to ...

... for later. I followed the tourist walk down to Hospital de Jesus and the Templo de Jesus next door. Hernan Cortez the Conquistador founded the hospital in 1525 to atone for his sins (presumably this means destroying a whole civilisation) and it was the ...

... the Andes mountains, but also because its history as a former capital of the Inca Empire...Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro while Cusco existed long-long before that (even long before it had become the capital of the Inca Empire ...

... was very friendly and asked me to wait a minute. He soon returned with one mean-looking guy, tattooed, his head shaven, a conquistador's beard. I remembered him from the night before. He was probably maintaining order if needs be. He remembered me, too. ...

... , liberator of Peru, who stayed in the original, colonial building, Casa de los Cuatro Bustos, given to the brother of Conquistador Francisco Pizzaro) and walk along a narrow street between the walls of the 16th century, colonial mansion (given to the ...

... of the city.  The Plaza is used for most of the city’s events, gatherings, and festivals.  In 1532 Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire and took control of Cuzco, renaming the Plaza to 'Plaza de Armas'.  The ...

... and mosaics as the enlightened saviors, bringing Christianity and advanced European ways to the native peoples of Peru.  The conquistador Pizarro was buried under the church, and he has his own shrine among the many alcoves with shrines dedicated to ...

... grid pattern are lined by colonial buildings, many with the extensive wooden balconies unique to Lima. The city was founded by conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, naming it Ciudad de los Reyes as the location was decided at ...

... find the cathedral, Government Palace and Archbishop's Palace. The Cathedral dates back to the 1700's and houses the remains of the conquistador Pizarro. After a few hours chilling out, we met for one final group meal at 7.30pm. We started off by having ...

... thinking about.  So, the next morning after sleeping in until about 9:30am (late for me) and a little breakfast in my hotel, I stepped outside for a visit to the Mezquita.  I know my pictures don't do it justice, but that place is ...

... we were sitting out on a balcony. The views out over the square and the rest of the city were gorgeous. I went back to the hotel to recuperate some more after dinner, while some of the others in the group went to find a bar. It didn't take long until ...

... them a bit before heading back out to wander.  Roger stayed out to take some sunset pictures and I headed back to the hotel to relax.  Dinner was at a local tapas place - I had delicious grilled lettuce with garlic and olive oil and spinach ...

... waterfalls, the cauldron below sending up clouds of white mists.  It is awesome.  The falls were discovered in 1541 by a conquistador from Spain en route to the Rio Plata who lost his way and his ship which is pretty amazing.  He was led ...