A solo traveler in Antigua tracks down a municipal pool on the city’s outskirts and watches as expats, locals, and tourists mingle in the dreamlike setting. The spring months in…
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In the next installment of our “They Told Me Not to Go to” series, Timothy Mathis ignores advice from fellow travelers and makes his way to a small port city…
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A traveler trying to cross into Honduras from Nicaragua faces one challenge after another. As a solo, female traveler transiting the often unpredictable region of Central America, there are certain…
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Central AmericaThey Told Me Not to GoWomen on the Road
They Told Me Not to Go to: Antigua, Guatemala
As part of our “They Told Me Not to Go to” series, Debra Westgate-Silva steps onto ash-caked streets in Antigua, Guatemala, as she prepares to hike a nearby volcano, but…
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A stoned traveler in Nicaragua struggles to understand why his beard is receiving so much attention. Memories of the five months I spent backpacking through Central America are hazy. My…
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While attempting to check into a hostel on Lake Nicaragua, a traveler is swept off into an adventure that gets stranger with every turn. On Ometepe Island, stress doesn’t exist.…
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Two Slave Ships, A Flight to Freedom, and Memory as Redemption Song in Costa Rica
Inspired by a trip with her son, acclaimed novelist Eisa Nefertari Ulen sets out to learn more about how people of African descent came to Cahuita. I am in the…
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A traveler finds a sense of understanding when she and her husband stumble upon the spectacle created by a group of morpho butterflies during a hike in Panama. Four hundred…
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A traveler boards a bus to Granada in Nicaragua but is soon deposited in the middle of nowhere, unsure what to do next. Men swarmed me like I was a…
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