GoNOMAD travel articles about Central America.
Exploring a city that’s seldom visited by tourists By Genevieve Dwyer As the taxi climbed a hill, heading away from the bus station, I caught my first glimpse of the pink, colonial, checkerboard city of Morelia. From afar, Morelia struck me as a Hollywood imagining of a picturesque colonial city. Soon we hit the cobblestone […]
Chichicastenango: exploring the Mayan culture at the local market in Guatemala, the largest and longest running in Central America.
Leaving a Lasting Impact on Guatemala: Helping the Native Women of Xecam By Tyrel Nelson It’s T-shirt weather in Xecam (Shay-com). Team Leader Ernie and I (present for translation purposes) sit on plastic chairs outside a two-room house. Our counterpart Arturo sits across from us at the breakfast table. Sipping coffee in the bright Monday sun, […]
The (Lesser Visited) Mayan Ruins of Ek Balam in Mexico By Heather Sinclair It was late afternoon, and the humid air felt sticky. I wiped the sweat off my face with my shirt sleeve, ignoring the tiny mosquitoes buzzing in my ears. The further I went into the jungle, the more I realized the route […]
The Most Surprising Country in Central America: Nicaragua By Claudia Tavani As I observed the people sitting around the patio of their modest home in Balgüe, on the island of Ometepe, and saw how they cheerfully played the guitar for their Christmas celebrations, I realized I was in love with Nicaragua. It was not just […]
Learning to Cook Mole and More in Oaxaca, Mexico By Wai-Ling Au and James Allingham An adventure in Mexico is incomplete without a taste of Oaxaca (pronounced as “wah-HAH-kah”). Not only is it visually stunning with its pre Columbian ruins, brightly painted buildings where you can recreate Vogue magazine photo shoots, its art and crafts […]
Fun Facts About Tikal, The Mother of the Maya Kingdom By Rebecca Mayoll Tikal is an isolated destination in north Guatemala, the mother of all Mayan complexes to have been unearthed throughout Central and Southern America. Swathed in a forest of 550 square kilometers, isolated from any modern day civilization, a visit to this ancient […]
Traveling through Mexico. From tumbling old churches to towering mountains and rolling valleys, the Monterrey Valley is a trove of treasures to be discovered.
GoNomad Destination Guide: Leon, Nicaragua By Talia Friedman Why Go? Nicaragua is one of the least visited countries in Central America and its arid climate and stark volcanic landscape makes a nice contrast to the beachy, jungle vibe of its neighbors. León boasts beautiful neoclassical and gothic architecture, as exemplified in its cathedral. There are […]
A Taste of Honduras: Ted Campbell gets a taste of the small city of Tela, Honduras enjoying time on a boat, on a beach, and learning about local foods.
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“A Pure Visceral Adventure” in the Jungles of Panama Take your travel to a new level with Legends of the Wild By Eleanor Harte Deep in the jungles of Panama in an area called the Darien Gap, there are 75 camera traps. Morning, noon and night, these cameras are snapping photos in the jungle, photos […]