Published on Travelbinger With vertical limestone walls reaching as high as 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) and tropical rainforest vegetation bursting all around, Sumidero Canyon is a stunning site to behold. When planning my trip to Mexico, I knew it had to be on the list. The canyon was formed 35 million years ago and is 8 miles (13 kilometers) long. I visited in September, during the rainy season, when the canyon’s walls were at their lushest. I went with a tour group and rode

Published on Travelbinger Guatemala has the most volcanoes of any Central American country. Acatenango and Fuego are two of its most famous. Located just outside the southern Guatemalan colonial city of Antigua, the two volcanoes are popular for hiking. Acatenango is the most-hiked in Guatemala, typically split up into two days, with the hike over to Fuego often added on as part of the experience. I hiked the two volcanoes in October, and it was one of the best experiences of

Published on Travelbinger Nicaragua is called the land of lakes and volcanoes for good reason. Nowhere in the country better demonstrates that than Ometepe Island. Plopped in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, also called Lake Cocibolca – the largest freshwater lake in Central America and one of the largest in the world – the island is formed by two massive volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, joined by an isthmus in the center. I visited in November, and it was my favorite place I

Published on Travelbinger The Panamanian legend of La India Dormida (The Sleeping Indian Girl) tells of a beautiful indigenous girl, Flor del Aire, who fell in love with a Spanish conquistador. Flor was the daughter of the great chief Urracá, who was fighting the conquistadors, so this love was forbidden. Yaraví, a great indigenous warrior, loved Flor, and took his own life due to Flor’s rejection. Overcome with grief and regret at having betrayed her people and caused Yaraví