Montezuma: The Language of the Ocean
Lose yourself in ocean tide and the wafting scent of marijuana in Montezuma, a relaxing hippie beach town on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.
Category: Central America
GoNOMAD travel articles about Central America.
The Culture-Keepers of Costa Rica’s Rainforest
Spending time in rural Costa Rica with LEAF, an organization devoted to preserving indigenous cultures in the Costa Rica Rainforest.
Travel As Education: A Mom’s Year on the Road with Daughters
A single mother departs her life in Europe to travel with her daughters, learning by doing, learning by traveling, and why for some it’s better than school.
Acul: Cheese Valley of Guatemala
In Acul Guatemala, cheese is made by farmers who raise grass fed cows, an adventure in the countryside meeting farmers and cheesemakers.
Electric Ghosts of Pachamama
Electric Ghosts of Pachamama is a fascinating collection of true stories about love, exploration and myth in Latin America.
The Sound of Good Fat: Macademia Nuts in Guatemala
In Darrin Duford’s new book Breakfast for Alligators, he visits an organic macadamia nut farm in rural Guatemala to see how the healthy nut crop is grown
Giving Guatemala: A Cement Floor Is Cherished
Giving Guatemala is a volunteer program that brings people to rural villages in Guatemala to help build cement floors in local houses to help the locals.
Wonder Trail: From LA to the End of the World
A journey from LA to the end of South America, via Central America, shared by Steve Hely.
Guatemala: How Not to Climb a Volcano
Guatemala: A comically failed attempt at climbing what the author later discovered was a “black diamond” volcano in Guatemala.
A Stay by the Waterfall in Uvita, Costa Rica
A tree house hostel is the perfect jungle retreat in Uvita, Costa Rica with the sounds of the jungle and the many creatures that live there all around you.
Uvita, Costa Rica: Envisioning a New Festival
Envision Festival in Costa Rica is making sustainability, music, and yoga a great reason to travel.
El Salvador: Underground Gladiators
An inside look at El Salvadors Luchadore-underground wrestling scene, where masked wrestler compete in gritty surroundings to the delight of the locals.