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 [...]

Costa Rica, dubbed the rich coast by Columbus, was a melting pot of cultural diversity long before the Europeans came, with Mesoamerican and South American groups settling on the land. The area was not defined by one tribe or group but a mix of indigenous people. Faced with Indian resistance and tropical diseases, it took [...]

The Dominican Republic’s resilience has been tried and tested ever since Christopher Columbus graced its shores in 1492. Long before Columbus’s arrival and before Europeans inflicted their influence, the Taíno, a spiritual people who Columbus termed ‘Indians’, inhabited the island of Hispaniola, which the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti. True to their roots, Dominicans still [...]