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There is certainly no lack of cuisine and culture in South America and if anything, these options in this area are almost unparalleled anywhere on the planet, possibly with the exception of Europe.

Archaeological Ruins in Mexico

Southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras make up another hot spot for Archaeological ruins. Scattered across these countries you have various ruins from civilizations such as the Aztec, Mayan, and Toltec just to name a few. Just outside of Mexico City are the ruins of Teotihuacan which are very impressive but obviously crowded due to their proximity to one of the world’s most populous cities. Another site people may know is the heavily reconstructed Chichen Itza ruins, which are mostly famous due to their proximity to the mega resorts of the Cancun and Playa del Carmen region of the “Mayan Riviera”. Chichen Itza is an interesting site but it is massively overcrowded.

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A short distance from Chichen Itza are fantastic ruins such as Palenque (southern Mexico) and Tikal (northern Guatemala). At Chimu we tend to think that these two sites, combined with the impressive but difficult to access Copan ruins in Honduras, are some of the most impressive ruins in Central America and visiting at least one of these three ruins is highly recommended as part of your trip to Central America.

History and Culture in the rest of South America
Outside of these two archaeological “hotspots” there are still pockets of pre-Colombian (pre-Spanish conquest) ruins in locations such as Ecuador, Bolivia and the north of Chile and Argentina.