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King of the Tostada: The Local Chef Shaking up Guatemala’s Booming Food Scene

Guatemalan Chef Pablo Díaz has been called the King of the Tostada because of his fresh takes on Guatemala’s most popular street food. His restaurant Mercado 24 in Guatemala City, which only serves the best ingredients in the…

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Things We Love About...León, Nicaragua 

Often overlooked in favour of Granada’s magical colonial architecture or San Juan’s surf breaks, León is the fiery, revolutionary, rebellious soul of Nicaragua, with its colonial architecture, intellectual history, student life…

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Seeing Double in Central America - Part 2

In part two of his trip to Central America, Russell Maddicks continues his journey in Honduras exploring the culinary and musical delights of the Garífuna culture in Roatán, enjoying a Robinson Crusoe moment on a coral island in…

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Seeing Double in Central America - Part 1

In his two part series on Central America, Russell Maddicks revels in the undiscovered joys of Central America from swimming in volcanoes in El Salvador to snorkeling the Mesoamerican Reef in Honduras

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Things we love about...Surprising El Salvador

Affectionately known as El Pulgarcito de America (the Tom Thumb of the Americas), El Salvador may be the smallest country in Central America, but it is packed with authentic experiences. From mysterious Mayan ruins, to sleepy…

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Things we love about...Nicaragua

Charming colonial cities with cobblestone streets, Pacific breakers producing perfect surf year-round, tiny Caribbean islands you can make your own for a day, and the smoothest rum that ever came out of an oak barrel. Nicaragua…

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Not So ‘Pura Vida’

Sun and sea yes, but sex tourism, in Costa Rica? Behind the image of the Caribbean’s cleanest and most civilised tourist hotspot, lies a murky world, fed by foreign sex tourists, of exploitation and poverty.

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PANAMA’S CHARM (just keep it to yourself!)

Amaranta Wright explores the unspoilt joys of Panama, from the friendly faces and swing of the capital to the stunning archipelagos of the Caribbean.

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The Day That Time Stopped: The Springs of Semuc Champey

Semuc Champey is one of Guatemala's most beautiful natural monuments: a natural 300 metre limestone bridge, under which passes the Cahabón River, and a series of the most incredible turquoise natural pools. It is, according…

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Dancing Salsa like a Nicaraguan (Not)

The Carnival in Granada occurs once a year and each year people from all over the country flock to the city to celebrate. One of the biggest events in the Nicaraguan calendar, Candela decided to hop on a float.

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...Guatemala

From a mansion to a school trying to make ends meet, this couch surfer found a warm welcome in Guatemala.

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