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If you’re planning a trip to Medellín, Laureles and El Poblado are two of the city’s most sought-after areas to stay. Around Laureles’ parks and Avenida Jardín, cafés and restaurant terraces sit among tree-lined residential streets. In El Poblado, Provenza and Parque Lleras draw visitors for dinner, cocktails, and late nights, while the hillside sectors offer a more residential base.
For a furnished apartment with local support, we recommend MedellínBnB. Whether you’re looking for short-term
Boquete is one of Panama’s best destinations for travelers who enjoy mountains, coffee, hiking, waterfalls, and outdoor adventures. Tucked into the green highlands of Chiriquí Province, this small mountain town has cooler weather and a slower pace than Panama City or beach-focused Bocas del Toro.
What I like about Boquete is the mix of active days and easygoing experiences. You can spend the morning exploring a coffee farm, hike through cloud forest in the afternoon, and end the day with a soak
There are places in Mexico that seem designed for travelers who want more than a conventional beach vacation. Todos Santos, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, is one of them. This small, character-filled town combines historic architecture, galleries, local food, desert landscapes, and access to some beautiful Pacific beaches.
Recognized as a national "pueblo mágico" (magical town), Todos Santos has retained much of the charm that makes it different from the larger resort destinations
This country´s capital is a compelling blend of old European influences and contemporary bohemian life. While it hasn't attracted as many visitors as other South American capitals, Santiago is quietly emerging as an underrated gem. It's a city where Belle Époque architecture shares sidewalks with glass towers and neighborhoods full of leafy, tree-lined streets. Although its population of just over six million includes more than 40 percent of Chile's population, the city manages maintains a rel
If you're traveling through Argentine Patagonia and enjoy nature, Cabo Dos Bahías is a place that will leave a lasting impression.
Located in the middle of a rugged, untouched region, along the seashore and surrounded by vast beaches and coves, this reserve is home to an impressive colony of Magellanic penguins.
Visitors can also spot other fascinating species that are representative of Patagonian wildlife, such as guanacos, skunks and Patagonian maras.
And for those who wish to spend a few
Before the dawn of the 21st century, Tulum was a tiny, sleepy Yucatan town to which tourists ventured on day trips from Playa del Carmen and Cancun, to visit the famous seaside ruins and wander around the town, perhaps take a dip in its turquoise waters. Then it began attracting folks who came, were wowed, and stayed - first hippies annd woo woo types who wanted yoga and retreats for meditation, then becoming a magnet for celebrities, and inevitably developers, investors, hoteliers, and restaur
Guatemala´s "place of voices" is the largest of the ancient Mayan cities of the Classic period. Its monumental scale can still be admired, transporting us back in time to the era between 250 and 909 when it became one of the main cultural centers of the Mayan civilisation which today spans four other countries besides Guatemala (Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico).
It has more than 3,000 structures spread across an area of 16 square kilometres (just over six sq. miles) with
Jewish life in the Americas stretches back to the very beginnings of European colonization, though often in hidden form. In the late 15th and 16th centuries, following the expulsions from Spain (1492) and Portugal (1497), some Sephardic Jews and conversos (Jews who had converted to Christianity, often under pressure) arrived in the New World with Spanish and Portuguese expeditions. Because open Jewish practice was forbidden under the Inquisition, these early communities remained lar
Stepping Away from Everything You Know
In a world where everything moves fast and attention is constantly pulled in every direction, many people feel disconnected—from themselves, from nature, and from any deeper sense of meaning. This is exactly why more and more travelers are searching for something beyond typical vacations.
They´re not looking for just another trip. They´re looking for a shift.
An ayahuasca retreat in South America is not about escaping your life—it’s about seeing it more c
Here in Cusco we´re high - as in 3,399 meters (11.152 feet) above sea level; other destinations in the Peruvian Andes not quite so much: for example, Machu Picchu 2,430m (7,972 ft.), Pisac 2,980m (9,776 ft.), and Urubamba 2,870m (9,416 ft.). But still, they´re all lofty enough to present an issue that some (by no means all) visitors from lower-lying places can face: what we call soroche or mal de altura - altitude (aka mountain) sickness provoked by the lower air pressure and oxygen levels up h
This landlocked country in South America´s Southern Cone is the continent´s biggest “blank space” for travelers. About the size of California and just under twice the size of Britain, but fairly sparsely populated, with a population of some seven million, it gets a fraction of the travelers welcomed by neighbors like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. The reason is that it doesn´t have the “star power” and marquee attractions that pull most first-time visitors. Paraguay’s appeal is d
Touristically speaking, South America´s sixth largest country should be a star, thanks to its considerable offerings in ecotourism, adventure, beaches, and culture. Instead, it ranks below not just neighbors like Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and especially Brazil, but even the likes of Paraguay. But even before the fateful rise of Hugo Chávez and his “Bolivarian”/Chavista movement to power in 1999, tourism to Venezuela was almost an afterthough – fairly marginal in an economy which relied overwhelm
On the Caribbean coast and the Magdalena River Delta an hour east of much better known Cartagena, Colombia´s fourth-largest city (pop. 1.2 million) is a thriving port famous for its nightlife, its handsome inhabitants, Caribbean culture, and vibrant Carnaval celebrations - oh and these days also for being the hometown of Shakira and Sofía Vergara. Though with a history stretching back to 1629, these days Barranquilla is somewhat industrial but it has charming neighborhoods, a wide range of sho
Founded in 1535, this country´s largest city (pop. 2.7 million) and business capital sits on the steamy Pacific coast, near where Guayas River drains into the ocean, and except for business travelers it´s not as popular a destination as, say the Galápagos, Quito, and Cuenca. But Guayaquil is still very much worth a visit, starting with this quintet of highlights:
Santa Ana Hill
One of Guayaquil’s oldest neighborhoods and a cornerstone of the city’s history, the 60-meter-high (1
Vice Paes
Latin America‘s largest country is home to a bewildering variety of biodiversity and natural landscapes, from jungles to deserts and tropical seashores to crisp Alpine mountains. Here are some Brazil highlights that nature lovers will want to put on their eco-bucket lists!
Chapada Diamantina National Park
A rugged 521-sq.-km (201-sq.-mi.) expanse atop a pleateau in the hinterland of Bahía state, six hours by road and an hour by small plane from the city of Salvador, it’s fantastic for
The sun had set and the stars above seemed brighter than I’ve ever seen them before. Floating in the warm waters of the Golfo Dulce, in Costa Rica‘s remote Osa Peninsula. tiny, bright green balls of light swirled around me – bioluminescent algae. Grinning uncontrollably and feeling like a twelve-year-old, I finally ran from the water and through the warm sprinklers of a nearby beach resort just off shore. It was my third time in two weeks visiting this hidden strip of beach in Puer
Down near the bottom of South America, this small, welcoming country especially lures visitors during its balmy summer (the northern hemisphere’s winter with, average temperatures here around an average in January of 23⁰ Celsius/73-74⁰ Fahrenheit). Above all they tend to flock to its 650 kilometres (404 miles) of fetching Atlantic Ocean beaches with both calm and wilder waters, punctuated by sand dunes and rocky bluffs, and served by a variety of places to stay and play, from luxurio
