Dark Tourism Redux: Ten More Latin American Destinations to Visit This Halloween
Forget Dracula’s Castle and the Tower of London. If you really want to give yourself the shivers in some of …
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Lima’s Fortaleza del Real Felipe: Visiting Spanish America’s Largest Colonial Citadel
Skeletal women with wind-whipped hair, half-seen atop the ramparts in the wee hours. Children, giggling demonically as they flit down …
Bar La Ópera: Inside Mexico City’s Most Historic Cantina
Ornate ceiling moldings, fin-de-siècle trim decadently awash in gold leaf, sinuous Art Nouveau tendrils curling from the wall sconces, a …
How to Get a COVID Test in Mexico City–minus the Headaches
The gods of the CDC have spoken: to fly back to the U.S. from your Mexico City sojourn, you need …
El Fortín de Acosasco: Dark Holdover from León, Nicaragua’s Days of Dictatorship
Perched on a low hilltop, with airy views of the city of León and the Maribios Volcanos to the north, …
Dark Tourism: Eight Eerie Latin American Destinations to Visit This Witching Season
That the Earth hath its bubbles—its murky, forbidden places—is no secret to any traveler. Prisons, hospitals, crime scenes, concentration camps: …
“I’m Responsible for the Pisco Sour”: Hanging with Don Eloy Cuadros, Legendary Bartender at Lima’s Hotel Maury
“About Chileans, bueno, I’m not going to say anything,” says Don Eloy Cuadros, waving his hand dismissively. “We all know …
Discovering Joy in Bogotá’s Historic La Candelaria
Bogotá, noontime. I’m here in the Chorro de Quevedo, a sun-splashed plaza abuzz with college kids in the city’s downtown. …
In Lima’s Cathedral, Unearthing a Conquistador’s 500-Year-Old Mystery
“It was vicious. More than 16 wounds: deep, penetrating cuts, done with real force. Really, it was an atrocious death.” …
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