Isla Ometepe is the largest island in Lago Colcibolca. It includes a large natural biosphere and two volcanoes. The island is in the Rivas department of southwestern Nicaragua. It measures at 31 kilometers (19 miles) long and between 5-10 kilometers (3.1-6.2 miles) wide. The two volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, provide an hourglass or peanut shape […]
Copán Ruinas is an archeological treasure. Tucked away in the mountains of Honduras, in the department of Copán. It is in a well-watered mountain valley of western Honduras. The ruins are 1.5 kilometers (.93 miles) outside the nearby town of the same name, Copán Ruinas. Find out everything you need to know about the town […]
Copán Ruinas is the gateway to the famous UNESCO World Heritage Archeological Site of Copán. Located in northwest Honduras, it is only 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) from the Guatemalan border. This small municipality is in the department of Copán. Established January 1st, 1893, Copán Ruinas is near the original Mayan settlement. The Mayans lived in […]
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 […]
San Salvador is the capital of the department of the same name, and the country of El Salvador. Surrounded by volcanoes in the highlands, the capital is prone to seismic activity. Overshadowed by the towering Volcan Boquerón, the capital sits in the center of the Boquerón Valley. The capital has an average elevation of 659 […]
The Acropolis de Quiriguá (or Acropolis of Quiriguá) is a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeast Guatemala. The site is 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Guatemala City, 48 kilometers (30 miles) north of the archeological site of Copán in Honduras, and 15.7 kilometers (9.8 miles) northwest of the Honduras border. Quiriguá is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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