Here are some tourist destinations which are must see in Latin America. In December and January, when it is cold and wintry in North America, the weather is delightful south of the border. The rainy season is over, and temperatures have moderated. It is an excellent time of the year to travel, and there are so many interesting things to see.
Here early European adventurers found wealthy cities of brilliant civilizations—those of the Mayas and Aztecs. Only about thirty miles from Mexico City colossal pyramids built over two thousand years ago can be visited. One of them, the Pyramid of the Sun, is about the same size at its base as the Cheops Pyramid in Egypt!
Farther south, in Guatemala, there are the thrilling Tikal ruins. Some of the pyramidal structures are 155 feet high—as high as twenty-story buildings—towering above the surrounding jungles! One marvels when envisioning the thousands of laborers needed to construct these mammoth monuments.
Then there are the many natural wonders. Costa Rica’s volcano, Irazú. The gorgeous volcanic, black-sand beaches of El Salvador. The mountains, the lakes, the tropical flowers and vegetation. Truly it is a beautiful land, Middle America.
In El Salvador there are two lovely volcanic lakes, Ilopango and Coatepeque.
Try visiting these amazing places, and simply be in awe!
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