Boquete is a paradise, for outdoor enthusiasts, in northern Panama. Find out everything you need to know with this complete visitor’s guide. Town surrounds the Caldera River, nestled in the Green Mountain Highlands. The elevation sits at 1,200 meters (3,937 feet). Ranging between 2,600 m (8,530 ft) at its lowest point, and 4,000 m (13,123 […]
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A Complete Guide: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is Costa Rica’s southernmost city on the Caribbean coast. Find out everything to know about visiting with my complete visitor’s guide. It is north of the Sixaola Panama border crossing. Yet, it’s often confused with its northern sister, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. 55 kilometers (34 miles) southeast of Puerto Limón and […]
Cahuita, Costa Rica: Complete Guide
Cahuita is a sleepy beach town on the Caribbean coast in the Limón province of Costa Rica. Learn what to know about a visit, in this complete visitor’s guide. The town is about 20 minutes north of Puerto Viejo and 40 minutes south of Limón. Town was officially created on February 19th, 1970, with Directo […]
La Fortuna, Costa Rica: Complete Guide
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 […]
La Ciudad Blanca Liberia, Costa Rica
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. […]
Natural Biosphere in Ometepe, Nicaragua
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 […]
Colonial Capital of El Salvador: Suchitoto
Suchitoto is the colonial capital and the original location of El Salvador’s capital. It’s my favorite part and the highlight of the country. This charming town is in the department of Cuscatlán, 51 kilometers (31.7 miles) outside of the capital, San Salvador. Surrounded by dense jungles and a massive lake, it’s a city with a […]
Explore Ruta de Flores in El Salvador!
Explore El Salvador’s most famous region for tourism, Ruta de Flores (Route of Flowers). Stay for a couple days in the quiet mountain town of Juayúa. Juayúa is the most developed village and one of the highlights of the area. It’s the perfect place to delve deep into the region. The city, as it is […]
Surfs Up! El Tunco, El Salvador
El Tunco is a sleepy surf destination found on the northern Pacific coast of El Salvador. This quintessential Central American village is the most visited, and touristic, place in the country. Located to the south, the nearest city is La Libertad. El Tunco, is even the perfect place to use as a home base while […]
The Natural Wonder: Semuc Champey, Guatemala
Guatemala’s natural wonders are abundant and full of beauty. Especially the incredible Semuc Champey, tucked deep in the mountains of north central Guatemala. This magical place is in the Alta Verapaz department, like a state. The river is only accessible with a 4×4 vehicle 10 kilometers (6 miles) outside the nearby Mayan city of San […]