Explore destinations in Central America

Curiosity is the best itinerary. Discover iconic and lesser-known destinations in Central America.

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Ecotermales Hot Springs at Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Costa Rica. April 2026.

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Central America

The orange, brown and red rooftops of Granada and the warm yellow Cathedral of Granada with Lake Nicaragua in the background

Central America

Bridge of the Americas

Central America

Tourists paddle canoes on Peten Itza lake in Guatemala

Central America

Aerial view down to the famous diving site and natural phenomenon the Blue Hole in the Lighthouse Reef, East of the Turneffe Atoll in Caribbean Sea, Belize, Central America.
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Central America

A woman hikes through a field near Guanaja

Central America

Tourists climbing the Volcán de San Salvador, El Salvador.

Central America

Palm trees lining beach at Playa Carrillo.

Costa Rica

Península de Nicoya

Costa Rica

Central Pacific Coast

Costa Rica

Southern Costa Rica & Península de Osa

Fisherman cleaning fish on jetty at Tobacco Caye.

Belize

Southern Belize

Group paddling a canoe through a channel of tall green grass toward a wall of jungle trees

Costa Rica

Caribbean Coast

Rufous-tailed hummingbird in flight.

Costa Rica

Northwestern Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica - October 08, 2022: Juan Mora Square and National Theater in the urban center of the city

Costa Rica

Panama

Bocas del Toro Province

Panama

Chiriquí Province

Guatemala

A young woman participating in the 1000 Polleras Parade, Las Tablas, Panama.

Panama

Península de Azuero

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Panama

The Bolivar avenue with the trees of life

Nicaragua

Pelican trinity

Panama

Comarca de Guna Yala

Guatemala city Cathedral

Guatemala

A small wharf in the Caribbean Sea at Sapzurro and Capurgana in Colombia.

Panama

Darién Province

Group of Nurse Sharks

Belize

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Panama

Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro

Beach in Manuel Antonio National Park.

Costa Rica

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio & Around

Belize

Quetzaltenango is a great base for exploring Guatemala's volcanic landscape © Ivan Castro / 500px

Guatemala

Belize

Panama

Row of white inflatable dinghies pulled up on a palm-fringed white sand beach beside calm turquoise water

Belize

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Costa Rica

Monteverde & Santa Elena

Honduras

Colorful small-town street with tour agencies, cafe umbrellas and a man cycling along the cobbled pedestrian lane

Belize

Panama

Panama

Bocas del Toro Town

Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Anchored boat on beach, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Playa Tamarindo

A wooden cabin surrounded by rainforest.

Costa Rica

Tortuguero Village

Panama

Panama

Turquoise waves lapping a sandy tropical beach lined with tall leaning palm trees under clear blue sky

Costa Rica

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Meet Maha Mahi

Costa Rica

Palm trees line the black-sand beach at Playa Negra in Cahuita, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

Cabins on the tropical waters of Coral Key, Bastimentos Marine Park.

Panama

Isla Bastimentos

Costa Rica

Puerto Jiménez

Aerial of Jaco Costa Rica

Costa Rica

The beach at Montezuma, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

The jungle meets the sea at playa Uvita.
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Costa Rica

Beautiful blue sky day with a blue sea and empty sand. Playa Samara, Costa Rica, Central America.

Costa Rica

A surfer riding the big waves at Santa Catalina in Panama.

Panama

A wooden cabin on stilts on a sandy beach.

Belize

A lush landscape in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

It's not just the scenery that looks amazing in Panama – its buses do, too © Mark Read/Lonely Planet

Panama

Surfer stands in ocean watching sunset on beach

Costa Rica

Mal País & Santa Teresa

Parque Vargas, Limon, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Beautiful aerial view of the city of Puntarenas and the Paseo de los turistas at the sunset in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Cruise ship sailing underneath the Centennial Bridge, Panama Canal.

Panama

Rain forest coastline, aerial view, Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Parque Nacional Corcovado

Symmetrical volcanic cone rising above a lake, framed by lush rainforest foliage and broad banana leaves

Costa Rica

Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

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