Recife Travel Guide

About RecifeThis sprawling city is known as the 'Venice of Brazil' on account of the canals and waterways which crisscross the city. As well as the historic old city of colonial buildings and churches, and a business district of high-rise office blocks and shopping malls, Recife boasts many fine beaches.Recife a bustling city of commerce and culture

Getting around Taipei

Public transportThose using public transport have two options in the capital, the bus or the metro. The MRT Mass Rapid Transit System (tel: +886 2 2181 2345; www.metro.taipei) has five lines covering the major areas of the city. Trains are frequent and run all day until midnight.The system is efficient, cheap and not too crowded, and there are signs

Things to see in San Jose

AttractionsMuseo del Oro Precolombino (Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold)Beneath the Plaza de la Cultura, in downtown San José, is one of Costa Rica’s cultural treasures, the Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold. The museum, an inverted, underground pyramid, sits on the site of the former Central Bank and earlier, one of Costa Rica’s first churches.