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Milford Sound, on New Zealand's South Island, is unspoiled by tourism. 



hardly necessary among this wilderness, and a 

 helicopter ride high up to the snow fields atop 

 the mighty Fox Glacier. By night you can choose 

 between rustic inns serving piping bowls of lamb 

 stew, or more sophisticated inns and hotels in 

 the farm towns that intermittently dot the route. 

 Your final destination is Queenstown, the 

 outdoor activity center of New Zealand. Tum- 

 bling down the hill to Lake Wakatipu, the town 

 is buzzing with options from hiking down the 

 now-legendary trails like the Routeburn and 

 Milford Sound and rafting or jet-boating down 

 the Shotover River to the more extreme thrills of 

 bungee-jumping and para-gliding in the Re- 

 markables, rhe local moimtain range. 



THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY, 

 PANAMA 



Its position as the land bridge between North 

 and South America has given Panama two 

 distinct pluses in the modern travel depart- 

 ment. It has attracted the advances (always 

 unwelcome) of the major powers since the days 

 of Columbus and it has become home to an 

 enormous wealth of wildlife. Passing through 

 over millennia of migration, hundreds of species 

 liked it and stayed. 



The first plus is easily appreciated upon land- 

 ing in the capital of Panama City, one of the 

 more exciting Latin Ametican cities. Strolling 

 the narrow streets of the old quarter, you will 

 find solid colonial facades ornate with ironwork, 

 the baroque affluence of the Church of San Jose, 



and the rree-shaded French Plaza. The Prome- 

 nade of the Dungeons, along the top of the civy 

 walls, hints at a darker past. But probably the 

 best place to soak up the tales of Spain's gun- 

 powdei and attack-dog diplomacy is the nearby 

 former capital, Viejo Panama, founded in 1513 

 by the dubiously named Pedrarias the Cruel and 

 once the Fort Knox of Pissaro's looring of the 

 Inca Empire. Crumbling walls, torn down by 

 marauding buccaneers under fienry Morgan, 

 have survived to mock colonial conceit. 



The other plus is best uncovered by taking 

 the 350-mile stretch of the Pan-American 

 Highway that runs from the Canal up to the 

 Costa Rican border. This is the quieter side of 

 Panama, where traditional ways of life have 

 flourished far from world affairs. The plea- 

 sures here are long beaches empty of people, 

 wilderness areas filled with over 800 species of 

 native birds (nor including the 200 seasonal 

 visitors), and volcanoes, stark against the sky. 

 Here you can find Guaymi Indian culture un- 

 changed since the days of the conquistadors 

 and small towns like Los Cantos and El Valle 

 that come alive in the Sunday morning mar- 

 kets and folkloric celebrations. 



Andrew Bill is a fi-ee-lance journalist based in 

 New York and specializing in travel and design. 



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