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✈ Keeping Kosher in Acapulco, Mexico

Contributed by: Yosef Haas  |  Last Date of Travel: January 2008 I visited Acapulco for five days in January 2008 with my wife at the suggestion of friends. Having access to a kosher restaurant was important to us, so we were very excited to be staying in a hotel with kosher food on premises. We [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Ixtapa, Mexico

Contributed by: Lisa Damast  |  Last Date of Travel: February 2007 I ditched a week of classes in chilly Boston and went with my sister to sunny Ixtapa in Mexico for a few days instead. We knew we were going to be there for 4 days from Monday through Thursday and that there wouldn’t be [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Contributed by M.A. | Last date of Travel: January 2008 Kosher info: There are no kosher restaurants in the Galapagos Islands, not even vegetarian or vegan ones. The only options for the kosher traveler are to go with an organized tour, like Ecuadorkoshertours.com, or to bring along food. Fresh produce is available at the market [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Panama City, Panama

Contributed by M.A.  |  Last Date of Travel: January 2007 Kosher Info: Most of Panama City’s kosher restaurants are situated in the upscale Jewish neighborhood of Punta Paitilla. Punta Paitilla is only a short drive from downtown Panama City, where we stayed at the Marriott for a very reasonable price. Punta Paitilla boasts a meat [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in San Juan, PR

Contributed by: Paul Hurwitz | Last Date of Travel: December 2006 Most tourists staying in San Juan actually stay in the nearby suburb of Carolina, which is near the airport. Kosher Info: The San Juan area does not have any kosher restaurants. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t have any options. Because PR is [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Martinique

Contributed by George Medovoy | Last Date of Travel: July 2008 Kosher Info: You might not think of ever finding kosher food on the island of Martinique, a far-flung French outpost in the Caribbean archipelago with an eternal summer and an infectious African-Creole culture. But don’t be fooled — Martinique is also home to a [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in San Jose, Costa Rica

Contributed by: Linda Rosenberg Minkow | Last date of travel: October 2007 Kosher Info: The first thing I recommend if you are going to Costa Rica is make sure to plan in advance! There are kosher options for tours from www.kosherexpeditions.com or through www.alturatourcostarica.com, but you have to call in advance to arrange it. And [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Havana (Habana), Cuba

Contributed by: Noam Hazan | Last Date of Travel: June 2008 Kosher Info: If you’re planning a trip to Cuba anytime soon and you prefer not to starve then I would suggest you plan your trip very carefully! Prawns, lobster and calamarimay look appetising but they are not very kosher! You have two options: 1: [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Belize

Contributed by: Karen Kest | Last Date of Visit: January 2008 Kosher Info: Almost all the supermarkets have kosher American products, except for meats and cheeses. You can find almost anything including yogurts, cereal, crackers, bread, pickles, and tons of snacks to munch on. Tourist Info: If you are looking for a gorgeous seaside vacation, [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Guatemala

Contributed by: Karen Kest | Last Date of Visit: January 2008 Kosher Info: Kosher products, as well as any actual food products, are a rare commodity in Eastern Guatemala. However, fruit (which is all unbelievably delicious), steamed vegetables, rice and beans are available, and in abundance. Many of the restaurants/huts that serve food only cook [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Aruba

Contributed by: Dani Klein | Last Date of Travel: June 2007 Kosher Info: Kosher restaurants did exist at one point, but in our week there, none was to be found. American institutions like Baskin Robbins / Dunkin Donuts exist near the major hotels, but that is about it. We had to bring our own pot [...]

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