Central America

Captured Moments of Costa Rica

Life is all about the small moments.  The more I travel, the more I realize that I cherish the small moments much more than the big moments. My brother’s 32nd birthday was this past Wednesday. I knew I wanted to do something special for his birthday, but I wasn’t sure what that would be. Martin

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A Respite in Nicaragua

It feels really empty here, Martin said. How peculiar. Since enjoying San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, we started identifying other colonial cities throughout Central and South America that we might also enjoy. Antigua, Guatemala. Love, love, love. Cartegena, Colombia. On the itinerary for March. Granada, Nicaragua…Disappointing.  The jerk American William Walker torched Granada in 1856 because

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The Sunsets of El Tunco

Vamos a la playa! Martin and I would say this to each other nearly every day in Antigua. Guatemala may be beautiful with a rich indigenous culture, but it is cold! We needed some heat. We wanted a place where jackets were unnecessary.  We went to El Salvador. Playa El Tunco is about an hour

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Ride into the Sunset

We walked to the beach to watch the sunset, and then we saw the horse. Martin made friends with Niño and discovered it was only $5 to ride him down the beach. I was sold.  That’s how I ended up riding a horse into the sunset on Playa El Tunco in El Salvador. Day made.

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From Cacao to Chocolate

Words cannot express how happy the Choco Museo in Antigua makes me. Within seconds of entering, I was sipping cocoa husk tea and signing up for the chocolate making workshop ($21/person).  If you cannot go to the Choco Museo, I’m terribly sorry. It is worth the plane ticket to Antigua. However, I will share a

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Purposeful Life

A Purposeful Life

Over our morning Americano, I said to Martin, “I think I’m having an existential crisis.”  Martin responded simply, “It’s about time.”  I was feeling restless and anxious, which came out as anger and impatience. We were in Antigua, Guatemala. Martin was basking in the bright blue sky and the beautiful ruins and the delicious cafes,

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Guatemala Meets Enlightenment

San Marcos la Laguna Atitlan is unlike any other Guatemalan town I have visited. Lake Atitlan is the largest lake in Guatemala. Small towns and volcanoes pepper its shores, making it an ideal tourist attraction. The city of Panajachel is the easiest to reach and for many the entry point to the other towns on

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