Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

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

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

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

Volcanically heated hot springs.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

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.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

A shrine in the middle of this pond represents a Mesoamerican creation myth.

A 40-foot waterfall hidden in a desert oasis.

Swim alongside softshell turtles in these turquoise waters within the Cuatrociénegas Biosphere Reserve.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

Palace, temple, and pyramid ruins mark the ancient Mesoamerican capital of Totonacapan.

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.