Category: Latin America
Monarch Butterflies in Mexico’s Central Highlands
Seeing the sheer number of monarch butterflies overwintering at Cerro Pelon and Sierra Chinchua in Mexico’s Central Highlands was an amazing spectacle. Read more →
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Pujol: Creative Mexican Cuisine
Scoring a reservation at Pujol in Mexico City — one of the world’s best restaurants — required two weeks of daily OpenTable checks. Read more →
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Teotihuacán: A Day Trip to New World Pyramids
No Mexico City trip is complete without Teotihuacán — a vast ancient city predating the Aztecs by a thousand years, best explored at your own pace. Read more →
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Exploring the Heart of Mexico City: Centro Histórico
A stroll along Paseo de la Reforma led us to Mexico City’s historic Centro — Bellas Artes, the Zocalo, Templo Mayor and Diego Rivera’s murals all in one day. Read more →
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Pura Vida in Costa Rica
When a friend invited us to Costa Rica, I turned 10 days into a month-long work-from-anywhere experiment—and it was everything I’d been jealous of reading about. Read more →
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Work and Play in La Fortuna
Working remotely with a rooftop view of Arenal Volcano, evening dinners in La Fortuna and a sweaty jungle hike to the lava fields — not a bad office for the week. Read more →
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Kicking Back in San José, Peninsula Papagayo and the Nicoya Peninsula
San José’s boutique Hotel Grano de Oro, the Four Seasons on Peninsula Papagayo, and the intimate Tierra Magnifica on Nicoya — three very different vibes, all wonderful. Read more →
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Lodge-to-Lodge: Osa Peninsula, Northern Zone, and Caribbean Coast
Planning a Costa Rica wildlife trip felt overwhelming until I handed the itinerary over to Böëna Wilderness Lodges — Osa Peninsula, Monteverde and Tortuguero, all taken care of. Read more →
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Central: A Gastronomic Adventure Through Peru’s Ecosystems
Dining at Central in Lima is a journey through Peru’s ecosystems one elevation at a time — one of the world’s most celebrated restaurant experiences. Read more →
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Etchings in the Sand: A Visit to the Nazca Lines in Peru
A day trip from Lima to see the mysterious Nazca Lines from the air — 2,000 year old geoglyphs etched in the desert that still have no clear explanation. Read more →
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