Best spots for a beach vacation in Latin America

 Latin America is a paradise for beach-lovers. With the exception of Paraguay and Bolivia, which are landlocked, the region offers plenty of coastline to keep vacationers happy. Whether you are after a raucous beach party or a quiet off-the-beaten path experience, the options are endless. Keep reading to learn about

Exploring the land of Pura Vida

 Pura Vida, meaning simple life or pure life, is a term heard almost everywhere from people of all walks of life in Costa Rica. But they don’t use it as a greeting or an enduring term, they live it.   A country of five million people, Costa Rica is wedged

The Transformative Effects of “Village Tourism”

 While vacationing in Belize a few years ago, I partook in a riverboat tour. Winding its way through a maze of waterways, it provided me the chance to see howler monkey-infested jungles and small, backwoods communities. Nearing lunchtime, our tour group rested for an hour in a small, nameless village