Widespread gang activity, record levels of violent crime, and institutionalized corruption: that’s how mainstream media would’ve summed up the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador just five years ago. It’s no wonder tourists steered clear for decades, choosing instead to play it safe in Costa Rica or even Panama. Fast forward to 2025, and …

Whether they’re going on a culture-loaded, across-the-pond getaway to Europe, or country-hopping in the sun-drenched Tropics, safety remains the main concern for Americans going abroad. And can you really blame them? Given the state of geopolitics, with wars erupting left, right, and center, and political instability running rampant in certain regions, planning an international trip …

Latin America is not the first geographical region that pops to mind when you think of a ‘safe’ destination abroad: Although it is important not to generalize, and not everyone’s experience is the same, Latin America is often plagued by higher crime levels, including violence and corruption, than more developed countries in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s …

When I visited El Salvador in 2020, I was constantly side-eyed when sharing my travel plans. This was not only due to the risk of becoming stranded due to rampant pandemic-related flight cancellations but also because El Salvador was notoriously ‘dangerous’. 5 years later, that has all changed, and not without its well-documented share of …

Long gone are the days when Colombia stole the limelight as the fastest-rising destination in Latin America. As the novelty factor expires and crime across the country surges back to the 1990s levels, impacting demand, growth seems to be slowing down. Colombia has been hit with a series of travel warnings since 2022, owing to …

Have you had enough of the crazy world of politics back home, or you’re simply craving a break from the gloomy weather and monotonous suburban life? Man, we feel you. It feels as if everything we can think of lately is relocating somewhere the sun is (almost) always shining, rows upon rows of palm trees …

It’s not every day we get to report on a country going from being violence-torn and one of the most dangerous in the world to one of the fastest-growing, recognized for its enviable advances on the security front and decreased criminality… Yet here we are. It feels untrue even as we type this out, but El Salvador, …

Are you a digital nomad planning on relocating to Latin America, preferably somewhere sunny and that won’t cost an arm and a leg––or even your life? Due to the staggeringly high prices of long-term accommodation, you might want to avoid Playa Del Carmen and Tulum, and unless you’re well-acclimatized to life in harsh environments, we’d …

If you’re a digital nomad looking for someplace warm to escape winter, yet you’ve been discouraged from applying for Digital Nomad Visas due to the bureaucracy and high-income requirements, you’ve come to the right place. Unless you’re making plans to actually immigrate, you don’t need a visa to live temporarily in a bunch of cool sunny …

If you ever considered visiting a trendy El Salvador for its lush jungle, unspoiled Pacific beaches and vibrant capital city, but you’ve always been taken aback by how dangerous it is––was?––as a destination, we’ve got great news for you. For the first time since records began, the U.S. State Department has added the Central American …

Not that long ago, you’d probably laugh at the prospect of gang-dominated El Salvador, where corruption is supposedly endemic and violent crime is rampant, ever featuring on a mainstream list of the world’s safest countries. We probably would ourselves at one point, too, but as unlikely as it sounds, especially if you’ve grown used to …

The Mayans may be an extinct civilization, but they continue to inspire awe well into the 21st century, with their pyramids, richly-decorated temples, monumental burial chambers and sprawling abandoned cities drawing in millions of travelers from all over the world. This article is one of our Members-Only articles   Want to read more?   Our …