Born in the Americas: dive into the chillis’ history
Everywhere in America you find chillies, so it’s time to visit a chilli factory and dive a bit deeper into the origins of this spice. Where are chillies actually even from?
Goodbye, Central America!
183 days in Central America! It’s time for a review and take out all the numbers and figures we’ve been writing down to give you some inside data.
Horse power and PVC: visiting the Mennonites
It feels like time travelling when visiting Springfield. But we’ve learned so much about the different groups of Mennonites: those with horse and water power, and those with big tractors and shops.
Prehispanic Civilisations: the Mayas in Guatemala
We finally arrived in the Land of the Mayas and we directly end up in the middle of a ceremony.
Travelling through geology
Fire and water combine along the entire West Coast of the Americas – but mostly it’s cold around it. Here our travels along the volcanos so far.
El Salvador: between security and state of emergency
Some said it is very dangerous, others that it is the safest country in Latin America. Here comes our experience.
Pre-hispanic civilisations: the lencas of Honduras
Incas, Mayas, Aztecs are all known, but have you ever heard of the Lencas? We neither, luckily enough we got to meet them in a weaving mill.
Where bibles are hidden and trees are made of metal
The regime’s paranoia can be seen in the entire country: from strict border rules to metal structures called “trees of life”. A country full of contradictions.
Nicaragua – the dreaded border
The Nicaraguan border is dreaded by most travellers, but it looks like we were very lucky. A fast crossing into the country and then we go off to explore it at the slow speed of 50 km/h.
The perfect picture: coincidence or staged?
Some tourists come back with beautiful wildlife photos. But is it pure luck? There are now tour operators willing to stage anything in exchange for the right amount of money. Also animal pictures.