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LYXPLANET is a bilingual publication in English and Spanish that invites readers to explore the world beyond travel. We uncover hidden destinations rich with untold stories, transport readers to exclusive natural settings, recommend unforgettable experiences, and nurture the #wanderlust spirit. Our platform blends visual artistry with digital innovation and an intriguing narrative style, creating an immersive experience that goes far beyond reading. LYXPLANET is an audiovisual journey that connects our audience with the essence of a place, its people, and its history. At LYXPLANET, we believe the best way to understand the world is through authentic storytelling. That’s why we collaborate with diverse voices from across the globe to capture the beauty and complexity of lesser-known destinations. Source

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The Herculaneum Papyri Speak Again After 2,000 Years

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The Herculaneum Papyri are speaking again. On June 25, 2026, an international team announced the first complete, non-invasive reading of a scroll carbonized by the eruption of Vesuvius, recovering nearly five feet of previously unseen Greek text that had been beyond the reach of human eyes for almost two millennia. The announcement was made at the Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli, with Vesuvius visible through the windows behind the speakers.
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Twelve Days Left to Send Your Name to Space Aboard NASA’s Newest Telescope

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s most ambitious observatory since the James Webb, is scheduled to launch Aug. 30, 2026 — and it will carry something unexpected: the names of anyone who registers on the official NASA website before July 12. The agency has opened an online portal where anyone can submit their name to be engraved on an SD card affixed to the observatory. Registration is free, takes less than a minute, and produces a downloadable boarding pass. The gesture is symbolic.
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Venice’s New Strategy: A $55 Entry Fee to Combat Mass Tourism

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The European summer is underway, and one of the most significant policy shifts of 2026 may be unfolding in a city that has been quietly overwhelmed by its own success. The Venice tourist tax could soon jump fivefold. The city’s new mayor, Simone Venturini, has proposed raising the access fee to Venice’s historic center from the current 10 euros to 50 on peak days — a move that would represent a 900% increase over the rates introduced when the system launched in 2024.
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Navigate Without GPS: The Age of Discovery Challenge

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By Victoria Picco
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There was a time when maps still featured vast, blank spaces, when ships depended entirely on the stars, and when crossing the ocean was the Renaissance equivalent of traveling to space. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, intrepid sailors ventured into the unknown, connecting continents for the first time and changing the course of history forever. If you love epic voyages, geopolitical intrigue, and the mysteries of the sea, this quiz is for you.
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Sans-Souci: The Caribbean Palace Built by a Former Slave to Humble Europe

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By Victoria Picco
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Lost among the dense green mountains of northern Haiti, a skeleton of red brick refuses to disappear. It is what remains of what was once the symbol of the first postcolonial kingdom in the Americas: Sans-Souci. Located in the town of Milot, the ruins of the Palace of Sans-Souci see more silence than visitors. Haiti, with its chronic political instability, remains almost entirely off the conventional tourist map.
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Five Spectacular Volcanic Hikes That Mass Tourism Hasn’t Found Yet

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Table of Contents Toggle Hiking routes on active volcanoes offer something few landscapes can match: the chance to walk on ground that is still breathing. These five volcanoes—spread across Africa, Asia, and the Americas—share one quality that sets them apart. Their trails remain, for the most part, untouched by mass tourism. Their craters, their geology, and the conditions they demand make them destinations for people looking for something more than a summit.
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The Ecuadorian Volcano That’s Closer to Space Than Everest

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Mount Chimborazo stands 20,564 feet above sea level. Everest rises to 29,032 feet. By that standard, there is no contest. But there is another way to calculate a mountain’s height — the distance from Earth’s center to its summit — and by that measure, Everest loses. The summit of Chimborazo sits 3,967 miles from Earth’s core. Everest’s summit sits 3,966 miles away.
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No Alpha Needed: Buffalo Herds Hold a Silent Vote Every Single Afternoon

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The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) has spent decades quietly dismantling the assumption that animal leadership depends on a single dominant individual. In buffalo herds, it is the adult females who decide where the group moves — through a mechanism researchers didn’t hesitate to call a “voting” system. The process unfolds during the midday rest, when the herd is scattered across the dry grass of the sub-Saharan savanna.
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The Bell Tower Stalin Tried to Sink—and Failed

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By Victoria Picco
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A bell tower rising more than 230 feet stands alone in the middle of the Uglich Reservoir in northwestern Russia. Kalyazin is not the only submerged town on earth, but what makes it remarkable is the story that lies beneath the water. Kalyazin, along with some 200 villages in Ukraine and dozens of settlements scattered across the Soviet Union, was buried under water to make way for reservoirs, canals, and dams.
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Europe Without The Lines: Six Destinations With History, Beauty, and (Almost) No One Else Around

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Table of Contents Toggle Every July, the same scenes repeat themselves across Europe: endless lines at the Colosseum, impossibly packed terraces in Dubrovnik, not a square foot of sand left on the Amalfi Coast. There’s another side to Europe — less photographed, with equal or greater historical and cultural depth, and with something that becomes increasingly hard to find in high season: space. These six destinations prove it. Wine defines it, but doesn’t tell the whole story.
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