Places deriverative Wants to Go

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.

A museum celebrating mola textiles, the intricate art of the Guna people of Panama.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Iguanas roam in a lagoon inside a volcanic crater that erupted more than 2200 years ago.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

A major pre-Columbian archaeological site in central El Salvador.

Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.

A legendary tree towers within its own vibrant sanctuary.

This risky summer festival honors a historic volcanic eruption.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.