MORE PLACES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Oh, beautiful Belize! This small Central American nation sure packs a serious tourism sucker-punch. Situated on the Caribbean coast between Mexico and Guatemala, Belize offers the distinct Central...
The phrase pura vida, the national slogan of Costa Rica, seems to echo in every crevice of this Latin American nation. Literally translated as "Pure Life," the phrase is a greeting, a good-bye, an...
There are few places on Earth where every view is spectacular. Fortunately for us, Dominica is one of those places. Known as "the Nature Island of the Caribbean," the landscape of jagged and lush...
El Salvador will exceed all the expectations you never had. Home to spectacular Mayan ruins at Tazumal, dense tropical forests at the Montecristo National Park, and gnarly surfing at Punta Roca, El...
Scientific fact or fiction, if the ancient Maya could be tourists in their modern homeland, they probably wouldn’t want the world to end in 2012. Guatemala today, the most populous and largest nation...
While still one of the least developed and poorest countries in the region, Honduras is experiencing tremendous economic and political change. Although no longer under the grips of the oppressive...
Legend has it that the Aztecs knew where to build their grand capital, Tenochtitlán, when they saw a majestic eagle consuming a snake while perched on a cactus. For the modern tourist, the signs that...
With its rich tropical rainforests, pristine beaches, mysterious lagoons, and abundance of natural hot springs, Nicaragua is the Holy Land of die-hard eco-tourists. One need only glimpse Volcán...
"A man, a plan, a canal: Panama." Finally completed in 1914, the Panama Canal cuts straight through the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, and standing as one of the...