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El Yunque National Forest (Puerto Rico)

2 months ago By Editor

El Yunque National Forest is a forest reserve located in northeastern Puerto Rico, is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains. and is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest System. High annual rainfall creates a jungle-like setting with lush foliage, crags, waterfalls and rivers.

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Los Lagos Region, Zona Sur (Chile)

4 months ago By Editor

Los Lagos Region is one of Chile's 16 administrative regions and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region is known for its many lakes, Andean mountains, volcanoes and wild forest environments. To the south is Chiloé Island along with its fjords and colorful wooden churches.

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Walled City of Tulum (Mexico)

7 months ago By Editor

Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for the ancient city of Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Tulum is situated on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya.

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Lago Puelo National Park (Argentina)

1 year ago By Editor

Lago Puelo National Park is located in the province of Chubut, in the Patagonia Forest ecoregion of Argentina. Due to its height above sea level, geographical environment and geologic formation, the park is home to many endemic flora species and exhibits beautiful scenery and exceptional weather.

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Cordillera de Guanacaste (Central/North America)

2 days ago By Editor

Cordillera de Guanacaste is a volcanic mountain range in northern Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua. The mountain range forms part of the southern region of the Continental Divide and contains a number of volcanic peaks as well as several protected areas.

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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park (Costa Rica)

2 days ago By Editor

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park spans over 34,000 acres and helps protect both montane forests and dwarf cloud forests. Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, an active andesitic complex volcano, is set within the park and is one of six active Costa Rican volcanoes.

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Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica)

2 days ago By Editor

Guanacaste National Park is located in the northern part of Costa Rica and was created to allow a corridor between the dry forest and rain forest areas which many species migrate between seasonally. It is a part of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site.

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Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica)

2 days ago By Editor

Santa Rosa National Park, the first national park established in Costa Rica, was created in 1971. The park covers an area of approximately 495 sq km (191 sq mi).

Santa Rosa was originally a farm located in northwestern Guanacaste Province. Today an old hacienda building, "La Casona," functions as the monument commemorating the fallen heroes of the different battles that took place here.

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El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina

3 weeks ago By Editor

El Calafate is a city in Argentina, situated on the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of Santa Cruz Province, near the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. It is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park.

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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

3 weeks ago By Editor

San Pedro de Atacama is a town and commune in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. The town grew, over centuries, around an oasis in the Puna de Atacama — an arid high plateau. It has become a popular tourist destination due to its proximity to various cultural and natural sites.

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Inca Terraced Ruins of Moray (Peru)

4 weeks ago By Editor

Moray is an archaeological site in Peru, northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 11,500 ft and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several terraced circular depressions that suggest it was an agricultural laboratory.

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El Chaltén, Argentina: Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy (South America)

1 month ago By Editor

El Chaltén is a small mountain village in the Patagonian region of southern Argentina, near;the border with Chile. It is a popular base for hiking numerous trails, such as those leading to the base of surrounding peaks and glacial lakes, including Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.

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Nueva Esparta: Margarita, Cubagua and Coche Islands (Venezuela)

1 month ago By Editor

Margarita Island (Isla de Margarita), also known as the "Isle of Pearls," is situated off the northeastern coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea. Margarita Island, along with Cubagua Island and Coche Island, are the largest of 70 islands comprising Nueva Esparta state.

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Montserrat and the Soufrière Hills Volcano (Caribbean)

1 month ago By Editor

Montserrat is an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the West Indies, nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean." The Soufrière Hills volcano is an active, complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island.

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