Central America articles

Hacienda de Oro visitors' center and restaurant is at the heart of the gardens.
Orchids of Mexico are featured in the Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
In Belize, Francis Ford Coppola’s Turtle Inn Resort (Placencia Village; phone 011 501 523 3244 or, in the US, 800/746-3743) offers 2-tank dives off Gladden Spit, where whale sharks swim in the
During a brief visit to México, D.F. (Mexico City), Mexico, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, my wife and I decided to try a hop-on/hop-off bus tour to see areas outside of the downtown’s historic center.
My wife and I and seven friends traveled to Panama City, June 16-25, 2012, to do some volunteer work in the local area of Curundú. 
Dutch gables are typical of the architeture found in Oranjestad, Aruba.
A cruise through the Panama Canal, including stops in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Aruba and Mexico, offers onboard pampering at an attractive price
Panama’s new BioMuseo, aka Museum of Biodiversity [website in Spanish only], is scheduled to open in January 2014.
Travelers flying out of the Benito Juárez International Airport near México, D.F. (Mexico City), Mexico, should be aware that airport security agents may confiscate their contact lens solution and certain other liquids from their carry-on baggage. That’s what happened to me on Dec.
My wife, Anna, and I spent seven nights in the Huatulco area of Oaxaca, Mexico, March 10-17, 2012. The March weather was unseasonably hot at 100 degrees. Nevertheless, we loved the area and especially the small, traditional town of La Crucecita, which is not really a “tourist” location. 
The archaeological site of Chichén Itzá.
Finding a hint of the Caribbean on an independent exploration of the states of Yucatán and Quintana Roo by public bus
Our Spice Village cottage at Thekkady, Kerala, India. Photo: Towler
Subscribers recall special relaxing massage experiences outside of the US