An earlier statement by city officials said he had sought "vacation-style medical treatment" before the State Department said on Wednesday that he had visited the consulate, without describing the reason he had done so.
As the second-home market in Latin America has emerged, so has a cottage industry of tour operators eager to attract foreign buyers seeking vacation retreats and investment properties.
While the majority of those seeking vacation homes still seek the uber-rural, there is a growing faction that likes "walking to the post office, to shops, to the general store," she said.
Cleanweb enthusiasts often point to Airbnb, a Web site that connects people seeking vacation accommodation with others looking to rent out their homes, reducing the use of hotel rooms — and, in theory, the number of hotels that need to be built.
Besides saving money on airfare, according to Gray, post 50s are seeking vacation homes closer to their network of friends and family, and for ease of access.
Most tourists seek vacation in Guatemala not just to experience the country's diversity of regions, but also to see its great historical sites and to buy its many great beautiful natural resources, like jade.
Not everyone, of course, wants to be surrounded by screaming kids, especially parents seeking a vacation.
For these reasons this seemed an unlikely spot to find the kind of solitude we usually seek on vacation.
The Lake Balaton region was, and still is, more appealing to retired and affluent Hungarians seeking a vacation home.
This is the kind of talk that sends American men running off to Thailand, seeking a vacation from feminism.
