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by Marck Gutt (Don Viajes)
Latin America & Caribbean
L AU N C H
MOJANG - MICROSOFT - EXPERIENCE MOD
Minecraft Experience Brings Digital Realm to Mexico
Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue opened in Mexico City,
The hour-long experience begins in a forest setting before
marking the immersive attraction’s first appearance in Latin
guests enter a village, where they receive their mission and join
America. Presented at Forum Buenavista by MusicVibe, the
teams of fellow participants. The attraction concludes with
large-scale interactive experience brings the world’s best-selling
access to a retail space featuring themed merchandise and
video game into a physical, walk-through environment.
commemorative items. Guests who complete the experience’s
The attraction places guests inside a narrative-driven
rescue mission unlock a limited-edition digital cape for
rescue mission inspired by the game’s iconic environments and
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
characters. Visitors move through multiple Minecraft biomes
Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue was first launched in
while completing collaborative challenges, constructing
Dallas in October 2024 and has since toured cities including
structures, and interacting with familiar mobs, including
Toronto, London, Riyadh, and Copenhagen.
skeletons, spiders, creepers, pandas, and dolphins.
minecraftexperience.com/mexicocity
Panama Expands Birding Tourism with Specialty Gardens
Visitors have flocked to a specialized bird garden
black-faced antthrush, rufous-and-white wren, and
near Panama City, capitalizing on the rapid
bay-headed tanager. The site was designed
global growth of ecotourism. These low-
with wheelchair-accessible paths and infra-
impact developments cater to a bigger-
structure, reflecting a broader effort to
than-ever birding market. The Cornell
make birding tourism more inclusive.
Lab of Ornithology’s 2026 Great
Meanwhile, Gamboa Garden oper-
Backyard Bird Count drew a record
ates inside a private residential garden
1.14 million global participants—a
in Gamboa. The site has registered
leap from 268,000 in 2020. Two new
more than 30 bird species, including
facilities of varying sizes opened in
toucans, honeycreepers, humming-
the past few months.
birds, and tanagers. Developed with
Comederos en las Nubes opened in
guidance from Panamanian birding
Cerro Azul approximately 45 minutes
guide Mario Ocaña, the reservation-only
northeast of Panama City. The attraction
combines trails, gardens, and feeding stations.
Approximately 80 species can be seen here, including
attraction focuses on close-range viewing for
M AR C
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photographers.
comederosenlasnubes.com
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