When developers began circling Espíritu Santo island in the 1990s, a private conservation effort saw them off. But today the Unesco site faces a new threat: mass tourism ...

The long-lost mission of Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo, one of the earliest outposts of Europe's colonial frontier in ...

"How many students can say they found a lost mission? Not many," said archaeologist Tamra Walter of the discovery.

An archaeology team from Texas Tech University in collaboration with Texas Historical Commission archaeologists Kay Hindes, ...

Isla Espíritu Santo, an island off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California Sur, is surrounded by whales, sharks, turtles, and rays. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and ...

According to a statement released by Texas Tech University, a team of archaeologists from Texas Tech University and the Texas ...

, from an article published in the South Pacific WWII Museum Newsletter, September 2025 – James (Jimmy) Carter Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu, is home to a remarkable number of World ...

ISLA ESPÍRITU SANTO, Mexico — I’d just snorkeled into a sea cave. Before I could see much of anything, a sea lion pup burst in front of me and nuzzled my hand with a whiskered snout. It tickled. Then ...

This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to the best of the Pacific. See all stories. There’s something that reminds me of America’s wild west in Espiritu Santo: I half expect to see a cowboy ...