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Ayuntamiento de Antigua Guatemala
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San José Cathedral
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Severely damaged through the centuries by earthquakes

Palace of the Captain Generals
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Arco de Santa Catalina
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Convento y Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús

Church and Convent of Capuchins

La Merced Church

Santo Domingo Monastery

San Francisco Church

Iglesia Escuela de Cristo

Mayan ruins of Tikal
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Tikal (or Tik’al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now modern-day northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Temple IV ("Star Wars")
This was the Rebel Alliance base in "A New Hope".

La Recolección Architectural Complex

Fort San Lorenzo
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Fort San Lorenzo sits atop a cliff on the mouth of the Charges River in Panama. The notorious pirate Henry Morgan once took the fort in 1670 and headed torwards Panama City for invasion.
The Lajas Reef is near by and is the site of one of Morgan's ships.

Mayan ruins of Copán
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Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.

Santiago Battery
Designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980

Darién National Park
Designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980

Mayan ruins of Quiriguá
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Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980. Endangered since 2011.

View from Mount Chirripó (highest point in Costa Rica)

View from Cerro de la Muerte

La Amistad International Park
Designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1983

Joya de Cerén
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Joya de Cerén (Jewel of Cerén in the Spanish language) is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador featuring a pre-Columbian Maya farming village preserved remarkably intact under layers of volcanic ash. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas" in comparison to the famous Ancient Roman ruins.
A small farming community inhabited as early as 900 BC, Cerén was on the southeast edge of the Maya cultural area. Cerén was evacuated in AD 250 due to the eruption of the Ilopango volcano but was repopulated no earlier than the year 400 and was, at the time of its final evacuation, a tributary to nearby San Andrés.

Belize Barrier Reef
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The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest coral reef system in the world behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The reef is 190 miles (300 km) long and is famous for its diving opportunities, especially the Great Blue Hole which was made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Ambergris Caye (largest island in Belize)

Panamá Viejo
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Panamá Viejo is the remaining part of the old Panama City and former capital of the country. It is located in the suburbs of the modern city. Together with the historical district of Panamá, it forms a World Heritage Site.
The city was founded 15 August 1519 by Pedro Arias Dávila and other 100 inhabitants; at the time, it was the first permanent settlement on the Pacific Ocean, substituting the two cities of Santa María la Antiga del Darién and Acla. Two years later, in 1521, the settlement was promoted to the status of city by a royal decree and was given a coat of arms by Charles V of Spain, forming a new cabildo. Shortly after its creation the city became a starting point for various expeditions in Peru and an important base where gold and silver were sent to Spain.

Cocos Island - southernmost point of North America

Palacio de las Garzas
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The Palacio de las Garzas is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama.

National Theatre of Panama
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National Theatre of Panama is located in the old city of Panama, next to the church of San Francisco and the Plaza Bolivar. Its construction was ordered by Act 52 of 1904.
The National Theatre is part of a cross-shaped building. The other part is occupied by National Palace. The theater was designed by Italian architect Genaro Ruggieri, with a style of Italian operetta theater, and opened on October 1, 1908.

Cathedral at Old Panama

Panama Canal Museum

Plaza de Francia
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Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano

Catarata la Cangreja

León Viejo

World's last prison island
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Catedral de la Asunción
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The Catedral de la Asunción is the largest Cathedral in Central America.

Catedral de León

Stone spheres of Costa Rica
The stone spheres of Costa Rica are an assortment of over 300 petrospheres in Costa Rica, on the Diquís Delta and on Isla del Caño. Locally, they are also known as bolas de Piedra ("stone balls"). The spheres are commonly attributed to the extinct Diquís culture. They are the best-known stone sculptures of the Isthmo-Colombian area.