Cancun has a reputation as a spring break favorite fun-loving college students, but Cancun offers much more than tequila shots, wet t-shirt contests, and all night partying. In fact, Cancun is home to some of Mexico's most luxurious and memorable all-inclusive resorts and plenty of important historical sites, making it the perfect spot to spend a week with your significant other and learn about Mexican history and culture.

Tourism in Colombia is growing exponentially as the security situation continues to improve and international travelers recognize Colombia’s potential as an important eco-tourism destination. Colombia has 49 national parks or nationally-protected areas, although it’s best to stick to to those in well-traveled and well-secured areas.

In Bogota, I've found that most of the nicer gyms charge as much, if not more, than they do back home, but if you sign up for six or twelve months, you can often get up to a 50% discount, and services such as a personal trainer and spa and beauty treatments are cheaper.

Bogota is kind of like New York, with its thousands of cafes, restaurants, museums, attractions, and hotels. Just throw in extra pollution, weirder architecture, some crappy sidewalks, a bit of subdued Latin flair and you’ve got Colombia’s capital city.

Santiago is a very modern city, especially for Latin America. It is safe and has a solid infrastructure, low crime rates and comparatively little corruption. Not far away are beaches, mountains, vineyards, Argentina, the desert, and beautiful Patagonia.

Often compared to the thriving cities of New York and Los Angeles, dare yourself to travel to the largest city in South America, not to mention the third largest city in the world: Sao Paulo, Brazil. However, the real attraction to Brazil’s most populous city is its people and vibrant culture.

Mexico is a favorite vacation destination as well as corporate hub where visitors fly in from all over the world, despite the growing reports of violence and danger that are giving Mexico a reputation for not being travel-safe or tourist friendly. Most large cities have safe neighborhoods and rough ones, and Mexico City is no different.

Panama City's man-made causeway is the perfect spot to go for a bike ride, drink a tropical cocktail or savor some typical Panamanian fare. In the last five or six years, dozens of residential luxury developments have popped up near the Amador Causeway and if you can afford it, this is one of the most pleasant areas of the city to live in.

The Cuban’s spirit of rebellion, their creative struggle to survive under impoverished conditions, and their determination to claim their freedom of expression is most clearly reflected in their music. In Cuba, there is rhythm everywhere.

Most of us take our morning cup of coffee for granted, not realizing the amount of processing and preparation that goes on between seed and hot cup of coffee. During my trip to Boquete this past May, I was invited on a private tour of Kotowa Coffee Farm by Hans van der Vooren, who owns and runs Coffee Adventures along with his wife Terry.