Dineo Zonke: Travel & Photography
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El Salvador is not your usual tourist destination. This smallest country in Central America is known as ‘the land of volcanoes’, due to its frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. El Salvador has suffered a history containing too much pain for its size and as a result, many tourists choose to skip it when exploring Central …
The best diving in Honduras, and also one of the best in the world, is in the Bay Islands - Roatan, Utila and Guanaja. Out of the three, the island of Utila has the added advantage of being one of the cheapest places to take a PADI Open Water Course and has ideal diving conditions. I've …
The tropical island of Utila is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 30 km off the mainland. This island is part of The Honduras Bay Islands and is just 11 km long and 4 km at its widest, with a population of approximately 4000. Utila is well known for being one of the least expensive …
Caye Caulker - Where the pace is as slow as the waves. If you're looking for a very relaxed island, where time hardly moves, then Caye Caulker is for you. When I stepped onto the island on the 16th of December 2018, my worries instantly disappeared, the sound of reggae and dance hall music at …
Flores is a small town on an island, surrounded by Lake Peten Itza. Its situated north of Guatemala, close to the Belize border. The island is connected to the town of Santa Elena by a causeway which is about 200m long. This small town with colourful buildings and red corrugated roofs is popular among travellers …
Prior to visiting Guatemala, Antigua was a destination I had heard about from several travellers, stating that the former Capital is their favourite city in the country. On the 3rd of December 2018, I left Lake Atitlan with so much excitement, ready to explore the city of Antigua. Antigua was the colonial Spanish capital of …
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