The long days of summer in South America are the only reason I really need to go to Argentina in January. However, the beauty of...

The first time I traveled to Mexico, I went by myself. I didn’t have much of a plan other than that I wanted to live mainly in for two...

Peru is home to over 3,500 varieties of potato and 55 varieties of corn, compared with the 10 varieties of corn grown in the US. One of...

When you think of lobster, especially as an American, lobster from off the coast of Maine is typically top of the list. It’s a pretty...

International travel has changed in just about every way since the WHO declared a global pandemic in March 2020. This is a brief outline...

Standing outside the gates of Chichén Itzá, you have few clues to suggest the ground you're standing on was an established, thriving...

My favorite New Year’s traditions in Peru both involve food and the best of those is the chocolatada. Peruvians hold chocolatadas...

Inti Raymi is the biggest celebration of the year in Cusco, Peru. It links ancient Inca civilization with modern Quechua culture and...

After years of deep curiosity about visiting the world’s highest lake, it’s hard for me to imagine that I am standing on the edge of a...

In the middle of the Caribbean, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, lies a small little island called La Hispaniola. La...

Costa Rica seems to be a hot spot these days; more and more people are “moving”—or staying for “extended periods of time”—here. Why not?...

When I got the email inviting me to Mazatlan, Mexico for a work trip, there was absolutely no way I was turning this opportunity down....

Many articles list the best cenotes in Tulum; the top 3, 5, 20 even. I was ecstatic to hop around and visit as many as possible. I...

Still slightly nauseous from our food poisoning or water contamination experience (we’re still not sure what made us so sick), we...

Years ago when I graduated from college, I made a plan of places I wanted to travel. If I’m being 100% honest, Panama was never at the...

My boyfriend and I were in Malpais, Costa Rica for three months and hadn’t seen one of the top attractions in the area—Isla Tortuga—until...

We rented a 4x4 with a rooftop tent from Nomad America. They offer complete camping setups; our car came with portable wifi, a local...

I had never heard of the Valle de Guadalupe prior to my friends going there about five years ago. The Mexican wine region, located south...

Gallo pinto is a Costa Rican dish of rice and beans typically served for breakfast. The name translates literally to “speckled rooster”...

Antigua, Guatemala is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for the Spanish ruins that remain untouched, by law, throughout the city. I flew...