In 1993 UNESCO named Joya de Cerén as El Salvador‘s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s located in the Zapotitán Valley and sandwiched by the country’s two largest cities. In the department of La Libertad, it’s 29 kilometers (18 miles) south of Santa Ana and 33.5 kilometers (20.8 miles) north of San Salvador. The site […]
Tikal is one of the worlds most expansive archeological sites and urban centers from the Pre-Colombian Mayan civilization. The site can be found in the Petén Basin in northwest Guatemala, roughly an hour from the small city of Flores. The archeological site covers a total of 57,600 hectares deep in the rainforest, surrounded by the […]
Xunantunich Mayan Ruins-Belize Dear constant reader, thank you for your patience over the last month. I wanted to write but instead found humility having had my computer break down to the point of not being able to turn on. Well that chapter is behind me, and my computer has been fixed. I look forward to […]
Hey! I’m Nicholas, I was born in Anchorage, Alaska but raised in Denver, Colorado. I spent my career as a bartender, but when Covid hit I knew I’d had enough. I quit my job, sold everything I own, and decided to travel the world! Join me as I backpack around the globe, hitting up bucket list destinations while discovering the hidden gems found off the beaten track!
