Road trip in the Caribbean

The capital city of Costa Rica, San José is not a pretty city, with ugly conglomerate of outdated commercial buildings, decrepit streets and crumbling sidewalks. It is a cosmopolitan city that can be categorized as something in between a modern North American metropolis and the standard Central American capital.

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves are in Central Pacific. Monteverde’s appeal centers around its scenery and nature. Many ecosystems exist in the numerous reserves.

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a small coastal town in Caribbean Costa Rica in the province of Limón. It is popular with surfers and backpackers. This is an area where foreigners are buying and building. There are two gorgeous National Parks nearby – Cahuita and Manzanillo, and it rains more than on the Pacific side, which is why it is so lush and green with the rainforest coming down to the sea.

Panama City is the capital of Panama. Panama City is a very multicultural place and the most cosmopolitan capital in Central America, with large populations from many different parts of the world. Spanish is spoken by most, and many speak some form of English.

Cartagena is a city in Bolivar, Colombia. The city was the first Spanish colony on the American continent and one of the first sanctuaries of freed African slaves in the Americas. It is currently populated by an ethnic mix representative of Colombia’s own variety. Cartagena, located on Colombia’s northern coast and facing the Caribbean Sea, is the most visited city in the country by tourists.

Taganga is a small fishing village 5km north of Santa Marta at the Caribbean coast in Colombia. Taganga is a great and idyllic fishing village. Many tourists, local and international, visit this beautiful place every year. It has great charm and the surrounding attractions are plenty.

Riohacha is a city in Colombia. It is the capital of the department of La Guajira. It is located on the caribbean coast and the land behind the town is rather desertic. Riohacha is the entry point towards the peninsula of La Guajira, don’ miss it as it is still untouched by mass tourism.

Punta Gallinas is the most northern point of Colombia and South America. Beautiful dunes, desert, exotic beaches and sacred indigenous cultures, it is considered one of the most exotic destinations in Colombia. It is inhabited mostly by indigenous Wayuu.