Monteverde is Costa Rica’s adventure destination, with some of the country’s best coffee. Most would guess that Monteverde is a city, when in fact, it’s a region led by the largest town of Santa Elena. Santa Elena is Monteverde’s tourist hub. It hosts most of the area’s accommodations, restaurants, and tourism infrastructure. Monteverde is one […]
La Fortuna is a small town, northwest of the country’s capital, San José. Learn everything you need to know about this small town with my complete visitor’s guide. La Fortuna is a district in the San Carlos canton of the Alajuela province in northwest Costa Rica. It sits at an elevation of 253 meters (830 […]
Liberia is a city in northwestern Costa Rica, nicknamed “la ciudad blanca”, or the white city. Named after roads of white gravel with colonial buildings that have white facades. Liberia is the largest city and the capital of Costa Rica’s Guanacaste region. It sits at an elevation of 144 meters (472 feet) above sea level. […]
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 […]
León Viejo is the site of the ruins to the original city of León. I’ll be covering everything you need to know about visiting this site with my complete guide. The archeological site is accessible from León via a short-day trip. In 2011, UNESCO designated León Viejo as Nicaragua’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The […]
Volcano boarding is a once in a lifetime activity in Léon, Nicaragua. I’ll cover everything you need to know in this complete guide. Read through my in-depth article about the city of Léon. I cover where to stay and everything there is to do in the beautiful city. Volcano boarding is a wonderful experience for […]
In 2011 UNESCO declared the Léon Cathedral as Nicaragua’s newest UNESCO Site. The construction of the current building began in 1747. It continued for close to 100 years, finishing in 1819. Pope Pius IX consecrated the building in 1860. The proper name is the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Léon. In Spanish the […]
Léon is a major city surrounded by a volcanic landscape. The Pacific Ocean is 18 kilometers (11.2 miles) to the east. Located in northwest Nicaragua, it is the capital of the department of the same name, Léon. Situated in the coastal lowlands, there are volcanoes surrounding it with the hills of the central highlands to […]
Santa Ana is a city known for its volcanoes and agriculture, making it of grave importance to both locals and tourists alike. It’s a city surrounded by mountains and hills that are covered in coffee and food plantations, known as “fincas” in Spanish. The city center is only a short drive from the Guatemalan border […]
The spiritual capital of Guatemala is on the northwest shore of Lago Atitlán (Lake Atitlán) in San Marco La Laguna, or simply San Marcos. Located in the Sololá department, the town is northwest of the lakes three volcanoes, San Pedro, Atitlán, and Tolimán. San Marcos is found in the hills and on the edge of […]
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