Latin America is a region of contrasts: towering peaks, cactus forested desert, deep jungle and mysterious cloud forest, hidden archeological sites, vibrant cities, deep canyons, crashing Pacific surf, and dazzling Caribbean coast. The region is deserving of and rewards proper exploration; the kind that takes time, access, and people who know. Journey thrives on the challenge, let’s explore together!
With 36 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Mexico’s natural and cultural diversity is world renowned. Mexico City’s world class art, culture, design and food scenes are celebrated worldwide. Oaxaca artisan and culinary traditions run deep. Baja’s deserts and jagged mountains traverse the 1,000 mile peninsula bordered by the deep blue Pacific Ocean and marine rich Sea of Cortes. Explore in unique and creative ways: wander a Mayan site with the archaeologist who excavated it, off-hours visits to museums, a luxe picnic at your own private cenote, or explore the remote regions of The Copper Canyon on a heli-hiking expedition.
Costa Rica covers a tiny portion of the planet’s surface yet holds almost 5% of its biodiversity: sloths perched in the canopy, scarlet macaws overhead, humpback whales passing offshore. With white water rivers, volcanic hot springs, and teeming coral reefs, this is one of the great activity destinations, and one that works across generations. One day you’re taking a private helicopter to a remote Pacific surf break, the next you’re out exploring in the Corcovado national park alongside a biologist.
Brazil is the fifth largest country on earth, and its variety matches that scale. Rio during Carnival is one of the world’s great spectacles, while in sleepy coastal villages like Trancoso, enjoy feet in the sand with nothing much on the agenda. The natural world is packed with experiences to behold: from the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and one of the best places on Earth to see jaguars in the wild, to the Amazon, where traveling by river, you’ll reach remote communities and wake every day to the sounds of primary jungle.
Panama is the gateway between two continents and two oceans, and everything flows from that. In the capital, the historic neighborhood of Casco Viejo carries centuries of converging cultures: Spanish, Caribbean, American and Indigenous, layered into the architecture, the streets, and an incredibly exciting food scene. Head into the highlands and the Geisha coffee from Boquete regularly commands the highest prices of any specialty bean in the world. On the coast, discover gems like Bocas del Toro, a Caribbean archipelago of clear blue water and remote islands.