Planning a group vacation with different personalities, budgets, and interests? Learn how to make decisions, split costs fairly, and create a flexible itinerary everyone can enjoy—including you.
As a Latina and Dominican American, creating 26 travel guides and cultural stories for Latino Heritage Month was a deeply meaningful experience. Explore the complete collection, organized by region, from Mexico and Central America to the Caribbean and South America, plus a special Antarctica feature. Along the way, discover why the greatest richness of Latin America often lies beyond the famous landmarks, in the communities and everyday traditions that bring each destination to life.
Spend 7 days exploring Puerto Rico, from Old San Juan’s colorful streets, historic forts, and unforgettable food to the lush rainforest of El Yunque and the beaches of Luquillo. This practical itinerary covers where to stay, how to get around, realistic travel budgets, hotel points, and how to enjoy Puerto Rico without overscheduling your trip.
Spend 7 days exploring Bahia, Brazil, from Salvador’s Afro-Brazilian history, food, music, and colorful historic center to the beaches, natural pools, and marine life of Praia do Forte. This practical first-timer itinerary covers transportation, realistic budgets, hotel points, where to stay, what to prioritize, and how to experience two very different sides of Bahia without rushing through the trip.
Spend 7 days exploring Brazil from Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, and the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the colonial streets, Atlantic rainforest, islands, and waterfalls of Paraty. This practical first-timer itinerary covers transportation, realistic budgets, hotel points, where to stay, current visa considerations, and how to experience Brazil without trying to squeeze the entire country into one trip.
Spend 7 days exploring Venezuela from the culture and mountain setting of Caracas to the turquoise Caribbean waters of Los Roques. This practical first-timer itinerary covers how to get there from the U.S., entry requirements, transportation, realistic budgets, hotel points, travel considerations, and how to experience Venezuela without trying to squeeze too much into one trip.
Spend 7 days exploring Bolivia from the high-altitude streets of La Paz to the vast Salar de Uyuni and dramatic Altiplano landscapes. This practical first-timer itinerary covers acclimatization, transportation, Uyuni tours, realistic budgets, hotel points, when to visit, and how to experience Bolivia without trying to squeeze the entire country into one trip.
Spend 9 days exploring three very different sides of Colombia, from Bogotá’s history and food to Medellín’s mountain setting and Cartagena’s Caribbean culture. This practical first-timer itinerary covers where to stay, domestic flights, realistic budgets, hotel points, weather, safety, and how to experience Colombia without trying to squeeze the entire country into one trip.
Spend 8 days exploring Peru from Lima’s neighborhoods and food scene to the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and historic Cusco. This practical first-timer itinerary covers altitude, trains, Machu Picchu tickets, transportation, realistic budgets, hotel points, and how to experience Peru without trying to fit the entire country into one trip.
Spend 10 days exploring Mexico City, Mérida, Chichén Itzá, and the Riviera Maya without rushing from place to place. This practical Mexico itinerary covers when to go, how long to stay, transportation, realistic budgets, hotel points, cenotes, Maya history, and how to finish your trip with actual time to enjoy the Caribbean.
