Miami has shed its notorious reputation for carjackings and ' bad cowboys ' , and the Design District are up - and - coming arts centers . By the 1980s , as well as being the destination of choice for holiday makers , retirees and 'snowbirds ' ( Canadians and northern Americans wintering in Florida ) , Miami had attracted an uninvited guest -- the 'cocaine cowboy . ' The language and culture of Latin America are part of modern Miami . Miami still attracts the international jet set and is a vibrant city like no other .
Miami has shed its notorious reputation for carjackings and ' bad cowboys ' , and the Design District are up - and - coming arts centers . The language and culture of Latin America are part of modern Miami . Miami still attracts the international jet set and is a vibrant city like no other .