CONVERGENCE MAY-JUNE 2017

Special Feature
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Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City isn't home to the world's largest number of
museums but it sure deserves to be on the list. Home to
more than 150 museums, they range from European art
museums, to museums on communication and learning,
to science-focused museums, as well as museums housing
artefacts from the Aztec, Olmec and Mayan cultures.
Feminist icon and Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo's Blue House
and the largest collection of decorative art in Latin America
at the Franz Mayer Museum can also be found in this city.
Panama Canal, Panama
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Cruise the Panama Canal for a sea breeze holiday and you
don't have to worry about cruise options because a simple
Google search will yield plenty of cruise operators waiting
to share their version of what to do and where to go on
your epic journey! Central American ports along the canal
like Limón and Cartagena are popular pit stops while you'll
also be able to relax at Caribbean island hotspots along
the way where you’ll explore local beaches and culture.
Certain cruise lines offer on-board celebrations that focus
on indigenous music and dance, locally-inspired meals,
plus enrichment programmes that delve on the unique
history of the canal.
Guilin, China
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Guilin is a city of natural wonders. Its strangely-shaped karsts with bamboos
to conifers growing along crystal clear waters and amazing caves make this
place a popular but serene destination. Apart from its natural beauty, immerse
yourself in the Chinese culture which will have you eating bowls of local rice
noodles, chestnut glutinous rice dumplings, stewed duck with gingko or with
ginger and buy home the famous fermented bean curd and chilli sauce. The
word 'Guilin' means 'Forest of Sweet Ostmanthus' as the city is home to
many ostmanthus trees. One can also buy ostmanthus tea, sugar and wine.
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Pictures by Francisco Diez, Stan Shebs and Nicholas Kenrick