The Lacandon Jungle stretches over 1.9 million hectares over southern Mexico and Northern Guatemala. The jungle holds over 25% of all of Mexico’s animal species and is home to a number of significant archaeological sites. After falling in love with Chiapas during my weeklong trip based out of San Cristobal de las Casas; I decided […]
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Chiapas is a naturally and culturally stunning region of Mexico. It has seven distinct geographical regions ranging from the Pacific coastal region, arid plains, high altitude forests, jungle, as well as the Gulf Coast region. In addition to a fascinating geography, Chiapas also has the largest population of indigenous people in Mexico, and is home
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“All You Need is Less” was what was written on a wooden hand-painted placard at the Arte y Aventura Ecohotel on Isla Grande in the island chain of the Islas del Rosarios in Colombia. Of course, I stupidly did not take a photo of this beautiful placard, I argue, in the spirit of the slogan
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After a few days of recovering from our Ciudad Perdida hike in Taganga, Jens and I took a trip up into the Colombian highlands and stayed at a coffee and chocolate ranch in the hills above the beautiful town of Minca. The magic of Minca is that it combines being on the Caribbean Coast of
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After completing the Ciudad Perdida trek, Jens and I were ready for some R&R by the beach again, and we did not want to travel very far from the trek’s end point in Santa Marta; so in the same spirit that we chose El Rodadero to stay in at before our Ciudad Perdida trek, we
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Nestled deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, the Ciudad Perdida was built by the Tayrona people between the 11th and 14th centuries and is one of the largest pre-Colombian towns discovered in the Americas. The Ciudad Perdida became the “Lost City” when it disappeared into the jungle around the time of the
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Jens got some time off work to join me during on my sabbatical year and we decided to visit the Caribbean Coast of Colombia together. Our trip together was centered around hiking the Ciudad Perdida, with some beach time and visits to coffee and chocolate farms sprinkled in. As the Ciudad Perdida treks typically originate
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After a week in the misty highlands of Salento, I was ready to get back to the ocean. I was drawn to the idea of visiting the island of San Andres. Located closer to Nicaragua than Colombia, in the middle of the Caribbean sea; the tiny Colombian island of San Andres is as beautiful as
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After over a month of almost continual travel in hot climates – except for a few weeks in Monteverde and La Fortuna – I was ready to take another refreshing break in the mountains to reset my beach timer. I love beaches, but if I only went to beaches for a whole year, the whole
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Bocas del Toro, the Caribbean gem of Panama, lies at the northwestern point of the country next to the Costa Rican border. As I was already in Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica – which is within an hour (or two) of travel to Bocas del Toro, it was a no brainer to pay this beautiful
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