A common question seen on many travel forums is “how safe is it to travel to X (one on the Latin American countries) as a solo female traveller?” It is fully understandable why travelling alone to Latin America can seem an intimidating prospect, particularly if you are a woman. However, women who have already been [...]

Columbus made landfall near modern-day Trujillo in 1502 and named the country Honduras (“Depths”) for its deep coastal waters. For pre-Columbian, Independence and footballing history, see El Salvador. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch resulted in devastating floods across many parts of Honduras.
Top five attractions
The Mayan site of Copán, full of impressive carvings, stelae and altars; [...]

A large chunk of Guatemala’s tourism revenue comes from teaching Spanish to travellers. It’s not like it’s the only Spanish-speaking country on the continent, but a number of factors make it a number one choice.
To start with, the Gutemaltekas speak slowly and clearly. Secondly, Guatemala is on the way: for anyone (and especially North [...]

Guatemala Adventures are numerous. Adventure companies here offer excursions such as white water rafting, mountain biking, birdwatching, horseback riding, volcano climbing, caving, and customized packages to include any combination of these.
This country has many tropical wam water rivers that perfect for white water rafting. In fact, in some rivers, you can do white water [...]

South America´s rainforest is, for many, a real vacation highlight. Most people associate South America´s rainforest with Brazil´s tropical Amazon rainforest, which is the largest expanse of rainforest in the continent. However, excellent rainforest tours are also possible in a range of other Latin American countries including Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and [...]