Skip to content
Home
News
Sport
Business
Technology
Health
Culture
Arts
Travel
Earth
Audio
Video
Live
Destinations
World’s Table
Culture & Experiences
Adventures
The SpeciaList
●Home
●News
●US & Canada
●UK
●UK Politics
●England
●N. Ireland
●N. Ireland Politics
●Scotland
●Scotland Politics
●Wales
●Wales Politics
●Africa
●Asia
●China
●India
●Australia
●Europe
●Latin America
●Middle East
●In Pictures
●BBC InDepth
●BBC Verify
●Sport
●Business
●World of Business
●Technology of Business
●NYSE Opening Bell
●Technology
●Artificial Intelligence
●AI v the Mind
●Health
●Culture
●Film &TV
●Music
●Art & Design
●Style
●Books
●Entertainment News
●Arts
●Arts in Motion
●Travel
●Destinations
●Africa
●Antarctica
●Asia
●Australia and Pacific
●Caribbean & Bermuda
●Central America
●Europe
●Middle East
●North America
●South America
●World’s Table
●Culture & Experiences
●Adventures
●The SpeciaList
●Earth
●Science
●Natural Wonders
●Climate Solutions
●Sustainable Business
●Green Living
●Audio
●Podcast Categories
●Radio
●Audio FAQs
●Video
●BBC Maestro
●Discover the World
●Live
●Live News
●Live Sport
Destinations
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia and Pacific
Caribbean & Bermuda
Central America
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America

Gallo pinto: Costa Rica rice and beans
Deeply rooted in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan culture, this staple of rice and beans with a side of eggs gets a spicy kick from Salsa Lizano (a sauce similar to Worcestershire).
15 Apr 2023
Travel

Is this the next smoothie trend?
In southern Belize, a sweet and creamy heritage drink made from seaweed has become a symbol of the country's sustainable underwater farming initiatives.
7 Jun 2022
Travel

Gallo pinto: Costa Rica rice and beans
Deeply rooted in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan culture, this staple of rice and beans with a side of eggs gets a spicy kick from Salsa Lizano (a sauce similar to Worcestershire).
15 Apr 2023
Travel

Is this the next smoothie trend?
In southern Belize, a sweet and creamy heritage drink made from seaweed has become a symbol of the country's sustainable underwater farming initiatives.
7 Jun 2022
Travel

The Maya's ingenious secret to survival
Tikal was the economic and ceremonial hub of the Maya civilisation. But its stone palaces and temples would never have been constructed without mastery over one vital substance.
9 Aug 2021
Travel

The islands with a 'third gender'
In the small indigenous territory of Guna Yala off Panama’s eastern coast, a flourishing ‘third gender’ community is defying stereotypes – and venerating women.
14 Aug 2018
Travel

An eerie portal to the Maya underworld
In Belize's ATM Cave, details of ancient Maya religious sacrifices come into focus as new research creates a picture of how rituals were used to re-enact the Maya creation story.

The Maya's ingenious secret to survival
Tikal was the economic and ceremonial hub of the Maya civilisation. But its stone palaces and temples would never have been constructed without mastery over one vital substance.
9 Aug 2021
Travel

The islands with a 'third gender'
In the small indigenous territory of Guna Yala off Panama’s eastern coast, a flourishing ‘third gender’ community is defying stereotypes – and venerating women.
14 Aug 2018
Travel
More Central America travel

Beat the winter blues with these escapes
From a Maldivian island alliance to Peru's pisco heartlands, these warm-weather trips pair sunshine with soul-enriching experiences.

Five of the best countries for expats in 2025
From Panama's jungles to Vietnam's buzzing cities, these five countries offer expats the best mix of affordability, friendliness and quality of life.

Costa Rica's nine-course meal in the sky
In Monteverde's misty cloud forest, a restaurant suspended in the canopy is offering one of Costa Rica's most immersive dining experiences.

Trekking Costa Rica's last wild frontier
How an isolated peninsula in Costa Rica is showing the world how to protect its wild places.

What it's like travelling to El Salvador's 'Bitcoin Beach'
El Zonte, a quiet surf town on El Salvador's coast, draws travellers not just for its waves, but for a bold financial experiment playing out in real time.

The simple Costa Rican secrets to longevity
Costa Rica is home to one of the five Blue Zones – regions of the world with populations that regularly live into healthy old age
More travel
28 Feb 2024

Costa Rica's uniquely positive outlook on life
Costa Rica's national saying "pura vida", which is associated with a sense of wellbeing, positivity and gratitude, is far more than just a simple catchphrase.
28 Feb 2024
10 Jan 2024

Sustainable travel destinations for 2024
With huge numbers of travellers now seeking to travel more lightly and mindfully, these destinations are making sustainable travel easier this year.
10 Jan 2024
5 Jan 2024

The Americas' disappearing island
For more than 100 years, the Indigenous Guna people have lived on a tiny Caribbean island. Now, they're poised to become some of the Americas' first climate change refugees.
5 Jan 2024
28 Nov 2023

The 2,000-year-old tamale few know
An icon in its native land, the Guatemalan tamale is wrapped in a striking green banana leaf that gives way to an airy corn dumpling stuffed with spicy pork, peppers and olives.
28 Nov 2023
16 Sep 2023

A crowd-pleasing chicken soup
Panama's version of the ubiquitous Latin American soup is a nostalgic panacea of poultry and produce that is both restorative and celebratory.
16 Sep 2023
23 Aug 2023

Five top countries for expats in 2023
A new survey on living and working abroad has revealed the best countries for expats to live. From Malaysia to Mexico, residents explain what makes them love their new home.
23 Aug 2023
21 Jul 2023

A charming city with a dangerous side
Antigua is Guatemala's most popular destination – but the picturesque city sits on an active tectonic zone. Travel photographer Bella Falk captures a slice of life.
21 Jul 2023
25 Feb 2022

The 350+ islands set to disappear
Panama’s indigenous Guna tribe have called San Blas home for hundreds of years. But the entire idyllic archipelago is at risk of being underwater within a matter of decades.
25 Feb 2022
25 Feb 2022

Where people were sent to disappear
With venomous snakes and shark-infested waters, this desert island had no hope of escape.
25 Feb 2022
...
Home
News
Sport
Business
Technology
Health
Culture
Arts
Travel
Earth
Audio
Video
Live
Weather
BBC Shop
BritBox
The BBC is in multiple languages
Read the BBC In your own language
Oduu Afaan Oromootiin
Amharic ዜና በአማርኛ
Arabic عربي
Azeri AZƏRBAYCAN
Bangla বাংলা
Burmese မြန်မာ
Chinese 中文网
Dari دری
French AFRIQUE
Hausa HAUSA
Hindi हिन्दी
Gaelic NAIDHEACHDAN
Gujarati ગુજરાતીમાં સમાચાર
Igbo AKỤKỌ N’IGBO
Indonesian INDONESIA
Japanese 日本語
Kinyarwanda GAHUZA
Kirundi KIRUNDI
Korean 한국어
Kyrgyz Кыргыз
Marathi मराठी
Nepali नेपाली
Noticias para hispanoparlantes
Pashto پښتو
Persian فارسی
Pidgin
Polish PO POLSKU
Portuguese BRASIL
Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ
Russian НА РУССКОМ
Serbian NA SRPSKOM
Sinhala සිංහල
Somali SOMALI
Swahili HABARI KWA KISWAHILI
Tamil தமிழில் செய்திகள்
Telugu తెలుగు వార్తలు
Thai ข่าวภาษาไทย
Tigrinya ዜና ብትግርኛ
Turkish TÜRKÇE
Ukrainian УКРАЇНСЬКA
Urdu اردو
Uzbek O'ZBEK
Vietnamese TIẾNG VIỆT
Welsh NEWYDDION
Yoruba ÌRÒYÌN NÍ YORÙBÁ
Follow BBC on:
Terms of Use
Subscription Terms
About the BBC
Privacy Policy
Cookies
Accessibility Help
Contact the BBC
Advertise with us
Do not share or sell my info
BBC.com Help & FAQs
Content Index
Set Preferred Source
Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.