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Almost deserted is one of Haiti's most beautiful hotels, El Rancho, in the wake of tourist decline
Almost deserted is one of Haiti's most beautiful hotels, El Rancho, in the wake of tourist decline

Almost deserted is one of Haiti's most beautiful hotels, El Rancho, in the wake of tourist decline

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Original Toronto Star caption: Almost deserted is one of Haiti's most beautiful hotels; El Rancho; in the wake of tourist decline. All through the land hotels have plenty of room and rates are lower than in popular islands. One hotel has had as few as two guests.
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Aristide backers: Haiti's poor saw the ousted president as their best hope for economic justice
Aristide backers: Haiti's poor saw the ousted president as their best hope for economic justice
3/26/1992
Disparity: Members of Haiti's small, rich elite live in mansions that look down on poverty-stricken Port-au-Prince
Disparity: Members of Haiti's small, rich elite live in mansions that look down on poverty-stricken Port-au-Prince
3/29/1992
Love and tidiness is the name of this local bus in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince
Love and tidiness is the name of this local bus in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince
10/28/1972
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Chicago Beaches are in the shadow of some of the world's tallest buildings and with easy walking distance of major hotels. The John Hancock Centre, above is the world's fifth talles. Tenants occupying upper floor suites sometimes wake to sunshine and find clouds down below.
7/30/1974
Westbury Chef Tony Roldan. Inspected new tourist hotels in Cuba
Westbury Chef Tony Roldan. Inspected new tourist hotels in Cuba
2/4/1974
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
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Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
4/21/1969
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Peace and quiet have returned to the Don Vale area of Toronto, as Norman Scollard discovers during a return visit to an almost deserted Riverdale Zoo, where he was curator for 20 years
9/27/1974
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
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3/19/1976
Our call and challenge'. Most Rev. A. M. Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, said that checking the world's moral decline is the call and challenge for (...)
Our call and challenge'. Most Rev. A. M. Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, said that checking the world's moral decline is the call and challenge for (...)
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One of the most visible of Toronto's new wave bands, The B-Girls will be at the El Mocambo Aug
One of the most visible of Toronto's new wave bands, The B-Girls will be at the El Mocambo Aug
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The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45(...)
The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45(...)
4/8/1968