A national park in Belize has deep roots in Mayan healing traditions. Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has set out plans to extend Mexico's 1 477 km Tren Maya network to Belize and Guatemala, adding ...

Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense. I closed my eyes and inhaled the spicy fragrance — copal resin mixed ...

Belize, often overlooked in the vast Central American terrain, is steadily becoming the continent's best-kept secret. But what if the secret's intensity is what's keeping many travelers at bay? The ...

Mesoamerica is today subject to considerable territorial and political transformations. A newly published book emerges from these deep entanglements ...

Carley Rojas Avila is a bilingual travel writer, editor, and content marketer. She is an expert on Latin America, the ...

Drive about 70 miles west of Belize City and you'll discover a cluster of ancient Maya sites, rolling hills, gorgeous sunsets, cascading waterfalls, tranquil butterfly gardens and verdant jungles.