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The Corn Islands,

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Gallo pinto, made with rice and red or black beans.

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El Güegüense, Know as one of Latin America's most distinctive colonial-era expressions.

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Performed by one of the girls at Hogar de Niñas Madre Albertina, a home for orphaned, neglected and abused girls in Granada, Nicaragua.

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0.032 US Dollar

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6.15 million

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Managua

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Teotihuacan,  known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican Pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas.

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Mole is the national dish of Mexico sauce made from sautéed onions andgarlic combined with exotic spices and herbs, ground nuts,and chiles, simmered with dark bittersweet chocolate.

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The Jarabe is considered Mexico's “national dance”. Also can be called called the “Mexican Hat Dance” in English.

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Traditional Mexican Dance -- Guadalajara

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0.052 US Dollar

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127.5 million

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Mexico City

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Roatán, one of Honduras’s Caribbean Bay Islands. It has  beaches, dive sites and marine life, including whale sharks.

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the plato típico, This dish incudes a heaping carb overload of beef, plantains, beans, marinated cabbage, fresh cream, and tortillas.

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Punta, dance style performed at Celebrations and festive occasions.

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0.042 US Dollar

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9.113 million

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Tegucigalpa

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Tikal, is the ruin of an ancient city

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most of there popular dishes include  black beans, white rice and corn tortillas.

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Folk Dances

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0.14 US Dollar

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16.58 million

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Guatemala City

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Tazumal, Mayan ruin

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the pupusa, a thick handmade corn flour or rice flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, chicharrón, refried beans or loroco.

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folk dance is known as Xuc

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El Salvador Folk Dance  - South America Latin Festival ,Federation Square

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El Salvador Folk Dance 01 South America Latin Festival ,Federation Square 13/06/2010

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0.83 Euro

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6.345 million

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San Salvador

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Galápagos Province

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Llapingacho,  fried potato cakes, usually served with a peanut sauce.

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Sanjuanito, is adanceable music used in the festivities of the mestizo and indigenous cultures.

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16.39 million

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Quito

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Why is Quito, a city that 20 years ago was a pretty-much overlooked South American destination, on so many bucketlists right now? High in the Andes, and built on the foundations of an ancient Inca city, Quito Ecuador is renowned for Spanish-colonial buildings dating back more than 500 years; not surprisingly, it's the first UNESCO World Heritage Site capital city, and is now recognized as "Best Leading Destination in South America" by the World Travel Awards (2013 & 2014).

Beyond architecture, here are my 10 off-the-top reasons to visit Quito, and there are at least 10 times more:

Quito offers quirky surprises; it's the capital city located closest to the sun, at 9,350 feet above sea level. (Keep this in mind if you have altitude problems, and bring sunscreen.) The Quito area is also the only place in the world where you can put one foot in the Northern Hemisphere and the other one in the Southern Hemisphere ... at the same time! You can feel the pure energy of the center of the world while you walk the Equatorial Line, an imaginary line drawn by the Geodesic French Mission in the 18 th century. The real point where the equator passes through Ecuador was later found to be about 240 meters north of the line at Mitad del Mundo, but don't let that deter you from visiting this complex, located some 14 miles north of Quito, near San Antonio de Pichincha.

The Centro Historico merges the daily life of traders, religious people and public servants with visitors from all over. The Quito historic center is considered the biggest and best conserved in Latin America. Among the most recognized sites: Palacio Carondelet; La Compañía de Jesús, a Baroque-style church; La Plaza Grande; the religious complex of San Francisco; and La Ronda, a street with diverse workshops and traditional trade.

Popular dishes reflect mestizos (the mix of pre-Columbian and Spanish, Andean and Iberian peoples who established the city): locro de papas, seco de chivo, fritada, empanadas, and tamales, aji sauce, fruit juice and paila ice cream. Enjoy this menu in high-end restaurants and typical markets.

During the Spanish-colonial period, Quito was an important cultural and artistic center. Today, artisans preserve their trade: traditional hairdressers, tailors, hat crafters and herbalists sell goods from artists including Oswaldo Viteri, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Luigi Stonornaiolo and Eduardo Kingman. In many workshops owners will talk about their work and their lives.

Museums, Theaters, Cultural Centers

The City Museum, "El Alabado" House Museum (with an extraordinary collection of pre-Columbian art), the Sucre Museum, Contemporary Art Center and the House of Music are must-sees. And for the kids, Yaku Park Water Museum, the Interactive and Science Museum and the Train Museum will keep them busy.

In the Mariscal, La Floresta, Guapulo or La Carolina neighborhoods, you'll find restaurants, coffee shops, and bars and nightclubs with local entertainment typical of Equador.

From the popular Chimbacalle neighborhood to the south of the city, climb aboard on what was described as "the toughest railroad of the world" from the beginning of the 20 th century when Ecuador connected the coast and the Andes with this impressive work of engineering. Today visit the station, its museum -- and take a ride. The train is now called Crucero, and is a high-end adventure that takes about four days to descend from Quito to Guayaquil on the coastal plane, with stopovers at country inns and visits to volcanoes.

Shopping malls include "El Quicentro Shopping" or "El Jardín" with local and international brands. In La Floresta or La Mariscal neighborhoods you'll find stores and galleries with contemporary design; in the Centro Historico, specialized art craft stores that include El Quinde. On weekends at El Ejido park, sculptures and more; at La Mariscal, galleries and antiques shops. And for high quality handicrafts, visit "Folklore" or "Galeria Latina."

Just an hour from downtown, at Los Andes Paramo, enjoy hot springs, horseback riding, hiking, and agritourism. In the north-western zone, the cloud forest offers birdwatching, with more than 500 species. Spot the quinde or hummingbirds, and perhaps the Andean bear, a unique South America species.

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Quito Ecuador: In The Andes, On The Equator & Truly Scenic, Historic, Artsy

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Why is Quito, a city that 20 years ago was a pretty-much overlooked South American destination, on so many bucketlists right now?

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Catalina Island, tropical island located 1.5 miles from the mainland on the south-east corner of the Dominican Republic

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La Bandera, colorful meal that matches the colors of the country's flag and consists of rice, red beans, meat and salad.

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Merengue, was made the official music of the Dominican Republic, dance originated from the enslaved laborers working in sugar beet fields.

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Puerto Rican and Dominican Dance -- Merengue