Southern Explorations has been getting a lot of questions about whether it’s safe to travel to Latin America during the coronavirus epidemic. The region has so far seen only one confirmed case of Coronavirus, in Brazil, nearly two and a half months after the first reported case in China. 
 

“What’s the best souvenir to get here?”

It’s a great question and one that our guides get from guests traveling with us all the time.

You have to pick up a souvenir, right? Everyone wants a keepsake from the places they visit. It just makes sense, when you experience the trip of a lifetime you are going to want to have something to remind you of your treasured moments once your return home.

Archaeologists have discovered 143 new Nazca Lines etched into the desert plain some 250 miles southeast of Lima, Peru. The series of massive geoglyphs were identified by researchers at Japan’s Yamagata University through a combination of on-the-ground fieldwork and data analysis.
 

The truth is, Panama doesn’t get its due. It’s such an interesting country, and yet you don’t hear nearly as much about it as you should. That's good news for you if you’re the kind of traveler that wants to get away from the big tourism crowds to unlock something special for yourself.