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Belize travel guide 2026: what to see, do and know before you go
Belize is the odd one out in Central America. It is the only country in the region where…
Panamanian food: sancocho and 15 dishes worth trying
Panamanian cooking is what you would expect of an isthmus half the world has passed through: an indigenous…
Boquete: coffee, hiking and Volcán Barú in the Panamanian highlands
After days of sticky heat on the coast, arriving in Boquete is a physical relief. This town in…
Bocas del Toro: a guide to the Panamanian Caribbean, island by island
Wooden houses on stilts, turquoise water between the boards, bicycles, reggae in the background and a mix of…
San Blas (Guna Yala): a guide to Panama’s 365 islands
Islands the size of a football pitch, four palm trees, sand like flour and water so clear you…
Casco Antiguo, Panama City: what to see in the old quarter
Few cities offer a contrast this brutal in a single glance: from any rooftop in Casco Antiguo you…
Panama Canal: how to visit the Miraflores and Agua Clara locks
Watching a 300-metre ship rise almost three storeys on nothing but water is one of those things you…
Panama travel guide 2026: what to see, do and know before you go
Panama is where Central America ends and South America begins, and that position explains almost everything about it:…
Guanacaste and Costa Rica’s Pacific beaches
Guanacaste, the sunniest province in Costa Rica, is the country’s beach heartland. With more than 300 days of…
Monteverde: a guide to the world’s most famous cloud forest
Monteverde is shorthand for cloud forest, extraordinary biodiversity and world-class ecotourism. This small corner of the Costa Rican…