Archives: Destinations

With its potent cocktail of a stunning skyline and colonial charm, Panama City is by far Central America's most sophisticated capital. But to truly experience Panama's soul, you need to venture beyond the glittering metropolis and the world-famous canal. A whole tropical paradise awaits, offering a universe of experiences tucked into Central America's slender waist.

With its massive barrier reef and pristine jungle, Honduras is a land just waiting to be explored. Central America’s least-visited destination has a case of bad PR. For a decade, nasty crime stats scared away visitors to this stunning tropical nation—even though gang violence never came close to touching the tourist areas.

Stand awestruck amidst the silent ruins of ancient Mayan kings. With smoking volcanoes, windswept mountain lakes, and cobblestone colonial streets, Guatemala is one of the most gorgeous spots on the planet. Its crowning glory, however, is its incredible Mayan cities, whose silent jungle setting only deepens their timeless mystery.

A land of lakes and volcanoes, with a proud, fiery culture, Nicaragua is pure passion. Poets and revolutionaries: Nicaragua has spawned both in abundance. Yet apart from its sumptuous colonial cities and stormy history, what most characterizes this Central American gem is the sheer gorgeousness of its tropical landscapes.

Brazil isn’t just huge territorially, bordering on every South American nation except two. It’s also astonishingly big on personality and heart. You’ll see it when you go: everything in this Portuguese-speaking paradise seems super-sized. That means the beaches, the gargantuan tracts of Amazon rainforest, and most of all, the soccer-stoked passion of the amazingly warm and friendly locals.

In Colombia, you’ll experience firsthand the life-affirming exuberance of a culture rated the world’s happiest in a Gallup International survey—a place where the magic realism of Gabriel García Márquez comes to life.