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Colonial towns
Antigua, Granada, Suchitoto and the Ruta de las Flores: cobbled streets, coloured façades and architecture from the 16th to the 18th century.
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…
Granada, Nicaragua: a guide to the country’s colonial jewel
Granada is Nicaragua’s colonial jewel and one of the most photographed cities in Central America. Founded in 1524,…
Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador: a guide to the five towns
The Ruta de las Flores is one of the most charming drives in Central America. This 36-kilometre circuit…
What to do in Suchitoto, El Salvador’s finest colonial town
Suchitoto — “place of the flower bird” in Nahuatl — is the cultural capital and the colonial jewel…
Isla de Flores, Petén: the colourful gateway to the Maya ruins
In the middle of Lake Petén Itzá, joined to the mainland by a causeway, sits Flores: a small…
Lake Atitlán: which villages to see and how to travel it
Aldous Huxley called Lake Atitlán the most beautiful lake in the world. It sounds like a writer exaggerating…
Antigua Guatemala: what to see, do and eat
If one place in Guatemala takes your heart immediately, it is Antigua Guatemala. This colonial city, ringed by…