Rio Dulce is a small town and National Park off the beaten track in southeastern Guatemala. The National Park covers a total of 130 square kilometers (81 square miles) that includes both waterways and lush jungle. The name of the town is Fronteras, but generally referred to as Rio Dulce, meaning Sweet River in English. […]
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 […]
Voyageurs National Park is a water haven. Made from several waterways that once boomed from trade and travel in the early 1700’s. Voyageurs’ landscape is abundant with rocks and filled with dense woods. Woods that hug the outer edges of the northern boreal forest along with the Canadian Shield. The Canadian Shield is a massive […]
The Island of Flores is the home of a small town in the Northeastern region of Guatemala with a population of 42,960 as of 2020. The city generally serves as the launching point for visiting the ancient city of Tikal. This small town is in the middle of Guatemala’s third largest lake, Lago (Lake) Petén […]
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 […]
San Ignacio is a small town nestled into the Belizean mountains and is rife in ecotourism opportunities. 101 kilometers (63 miles) west of Belize City and the Caribbean coast, the town of San Ignacio is connected to another small municipality named Santa Elena. Together the two make up the second largest municipality in Belize. In […]
Located on the Caribbean coast, Belize City is the largest city in Belize with a population of 61,461 as of 2022. Belize itself is a relatively new country, having gained their independence from the United Kingdom September 21, 1981. Founded in 1638 by English lumber harvesters, the original name was Belize Town. The name would […]
Calakmul is in the base of the Yucatán Peninsula and one of the largest protected areas that includes some of the most impressive Mayan Ruins in all of Mexico. Established in 1989, this massive Biosphere is an astonishing 7,231 square kilometers (4,493 square miles). In fact, the Biosphere Reserve is so massive, that it takes […]
Chetumal is a major city on the Mexican side of the Belize border. This major port city is home to a stunning Manatee sanctuary in the Bay of the same name, Chetumal Bay. Positioned on the west of Chetumal Bay, this city can be found near the mouth of the Rio Hondo (Hondo River). As […]
Laguna Bacalar (or Lake Bacalar) is famous for being “The Lake of 7 Colors” and located in southeast Mexico, near the Belize border in Quintana Roo. The lake is directly next to a small town that holds the same name, Bacalar. In October 2007, the Mexican government named Bacalar as one of the “Pueblo Magico” […]
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!
