National Geographic Traveller UK 03.2020

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In pictures: Dining with

nomads in Kyrgyzstan

Life with Kyrgyz shepherds in their

summer mountain pastures

SOUTH AMERICA

How Argentinians bring fun

and lamboyance to football

Sometimes the fans are as much

of a show as the match itself

VIETNAM

The ive best beaches in

south Vietnam

From Nha Trang to the largely

undiscovered gem of Ghenh Rang

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IN SAN JUAN

San Juan is a vibrant cocktail of Taíno

Indian, African and European heritage.

Its Spanish-era, UNESCO-listed Old Town

just turned 500, and is rich with character,

architecture and laid-back places to eat and

drink. There’s also Calle Loíza, a working-

class, predominantly Afro-Boricua area

that’s forging a cultural renaissance with

an inlux of new businesses and eye-

catching street art. El Distrito, a ive-acre

entertainment complex right in the heart

of San Juan, will open this spring, and in

December, Steven Spielberg’s remake of

West Side Story will bring the tale of Puerto

Rican migrants back onto the silver screen.

Whatever your reason for going, there’s

never been a better time to get to know this

heady Latin American capital. READ THE

FULL GUIDE ONLINE NOW

Puerto Rico’s colourful capital — the oldest city in US territory — sits proudly on

the island’s Atlantic coast and abounds with places to see, eat and salsa into the

early hours. Words: Farida Zeynalova

BEYOND THE

TRAVEL SECTION

How the asteroid that killed the

dinosaurs primed Earth for

modern life

The impact may actually have

created opportunities for the life

that survived, new data reveals.

| SCIENCE |

How the Isle of Man is tackling

plastic waste — and winning

Rubbish was blighting its beaches,

but now the island’s ‘addictive’

and collaborative approach to

cleanup and sustainability is

setting standards as a microcosm

for success.

| ENVIRONMENT |

Landscapes of Imagination:

images of wildest Wales

Compact but impressive, there’s

a lot of big stuf for a small country.

Here’s a selection of Cymru’s

scenic highlights.

| PHOTOGRAPHY |

IMAGES: GETTY; ALAMY; KAROLINA WIERCIGROCH; CHEMA GONZALEZ; CWISS

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