Places remcrae Wants to Go

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

This fortress in Honduras was built to resist pirates, but its builders had more to fear from the British.

These colorful sawdust illustrations are trampled into non-existence only moments after they are finished.

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

Fish raining from the sky are the cause of a yearly celebration in this small Honduran town.

This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.

A century-old bathhouse that provides the luxury of warm water to rural Guatemalans.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

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

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

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

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

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.