Travel in Central America
Central America is a great area to travel in. It has a great combination of rich history and fantastic scenic views, Central America is set to charm any traveler that books a
flight to visit.
Guatemala starts off the list of travel spots in Central America. The Maya ruins in Tikal, Guatemala certainly helps in this country’s growing tourism. Considered as one
of the world’s largest Maya ceremonial centers, the Tikal Maya ruins are the site for many excavation and archaeological discoveries that would fascinate any traveler to
Central America. It was believed to house a population of 50,000 people until it was abandoned by the Mayans for reasons no one knows, sometime in the 10th century.
The sites feature temple pyramids that are elaborately worked and designed. Other impessive Mayan ceremonial sites can also be found in Uaxactún, Quiriguá, and
Mirador. Beautiful colorful Mayan fabrics can be bought as souvenirs from your travels in Central America.
Costa Rica is another travel spot in Central America that you will probably not want to miss. Not only is Costa Rica rich in culture, but the Costa Ricans frequently
celebrate festivals in honor of their patron saints. These festivals are certainly events that any traveler to Central America should not miss.
As one-third of Central America's land is covered by Forest, visitors to the area will certainly have a lot of hiking to do. One of the forests that are open to tourists is
the Braulio Carillo National Park. The Velvetworm is another point of fascination in Costa Rica and a scientific wonder that will interest travelers in Central America.
Found in the country’s vast rain forests, it has the characteristics of both the joint-legged animals and the segmented worms.
The Panama Canal is another of the noteworthy Central America travel spots. Joining the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans and connecting the Caribbean Sea with Pacific,
the canal is about 82 kilometers long. A project that was started by the French but was later abandoned, the US government continued the project when it gained
construction rights in 1903. It was opened for traffic on 1914 and it was only in 1999 that Panama gained sovereignty over the canal. In addition to Panama City,
Panama’s largest cities are Colón, David, Santiago, Penonomé, and Chitré.
El Salvador has also a lot to offer the Central America traveler. One travel destination is San Salvador, its capital city, which is marked with a rich culture and architectural
flair. Destroyed largely by earthquakes, scenic parks, modern buildings, and plazas have now been erected in place of the original areas. El Salvador is also home to the
Santa Ana Volcano, which is the highest point in the country.
Honduras, another Central America travel country, boasts many great beaches and resorts. Like Guatemala, it also has its Mayan ruins located in the northwester part.
Copan, another ceremonial center of this ancient civilization is one of the greatest archaeological sites in this part of the world. People in Honduras are also quite artistic
and one of the popular places that travelers in Central America should visit is the School of Fine Arts in Comayagua, where you will find many treasures to feast your eyes on.
Definitely not the last on the list is Nicaragua, whose popular Central America travel spot would be the Mosquito Coast. These inland areas are covered with rain forests.
The area, in fact, receives the highest rain of all in the region.
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