On a recent Saturday, a boisterous crowd of families, friends and lovers danced together to cumbias, reggaeton and merengue at High Tide, a bar and music venue downtown. Suddenly everyone went silent ...

In 1975, Alan Lazar compiled the anthology for Folkways Records. In the last year, Smithsonian Folkways staff found and corrected several errors in culture-group terminology, track information, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From laid-back surf towns to mountain escapes and culture-filled colonial cities, there's so much to explore in Central America beyond the ...

Central America is in growth mode. According to statistics from Amadeus, passenger demand for travel to Central America and the Caribbean surged 3.1 percent between July 2024 and June 2025.