The colorful, 500-year-old walled city of Cartagena, Colombia, is diverse in its opportunities for travelers: history for nerds, nightlife for partiers, and a burgeoning fashion scene for style setters. We show you what to eat, where to stay, and where to shop in our Cartagena city guide.

With every return trip to Mexico City, we find new reasons to fall deeper in love. Ever wondered how to navigate the city's vast street food network or where to find the best pastry? We've got it all right here—plus, learn about the political art scene, the best taco you'll ever eat, and how CDMX recovered from the 2017 earthquake.

The capital of the Inca Empire, the heart of Peru’s Sacred Valley, and the gateway to the iconic Machu Picchu, Cusco perfectly encapsulates the old and the new. Get to know the women changing Cusco's arts landscape and the best locally-owned tour companies that are ensuring that modernity and history can exist in harmony.

This place is hot, hot, hot. The Atacama Desert’s landscape may be unforgiving, but it certainly is photogenic. Still, in the middle of the driest desert on earth—a 600-mile stretch of land in which some areas have not seen rain in years—photographer Zack Repko found an oasis in the cacti that still manage to grow against all odds.

While many art-loving travelers skip over Guadalajara in favor of Mexico City, the Jalisco capital is a fierce competitor. We spoke to sculptors, photographers, muralists, painters, and more to understand the creative passion that makes Guadalajara, and Mexico as a whole, one of the world’s greatest cultural superpowers.

Little-known fact: El Salvador is one of the world’s most popular destinations for surfers. But in its capital city, away from the great surf breaks, you’ll find volcanic views, fresh local eats, and pints from Ceci Cruz Palma, the country’s only female brewer (and an excellent tour guide).

Sometimes we could all use a little peace and quiet—and few places make better retreats than Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana Mountains. Following a bout of bad luck, photographer Lauren Joseph took off for the tiny Spanish island and captured the tranquil villages, green countryside, and laid-back lifestyle that helped her clear her mind.

Although colorful San Miguel de Allende may be small, it's made a huge splash in the international art scene. Creatives from all over the world have flocked to this Mexican town more and more over the past several years—and we wanted to find out why. Hint: its status as the "Best City in the World" doesn't hurt.

Memories of summers spent on stunning beaches and making homemade clam soup with her Venezuelan family still exist in technicolor for writer Amanda Zurita. And although 20 years have passed since her last visit to Caracas—a span of time during which the country has endured continual hardship—she still hopes her second home will welcome her back with open arms.

Barcelona is internationally known for its incredible beaches and even better nightlife—but the excitement doesn’t stop there. In the eyes of Sussie Villarico, the city’s first female sake sommelier, the sunny Spanish spot has enough fantastic markets, parades, shops, and late-night restaurants to keep the party going all day and night.