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Triplandio Central America guide covers
23 travel guides
with 8 cities across 85 areas,
complete with hotel picks. Explore 92 self-guided walking tours in Central America with 412 POI,
spanning 303.4 km in total. Get inspired by 32 local dishes,
complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Central America
A flour tortilla filled with beans and cheese. A traditional stew of fresh corn and pork. A hearty tamale filled with pork and vegetables. Freshly caught lobster grilled and seasoned with lime. A traditional Guatemalan chicken stew. Grilled corn on the cob coated with condiments like mayo and cheese. Classic Caribbean dish of rice and beans cooked in coconut milk. A flavorful dish of shredded beef cooked with vegetables. Tamales made from corn dough and filled with pork. Deep-fried bread, often served for breakfast. A savory corn cake cooked in a pot. Belizean staple of rice, beans cooked in coconut milk. Traditional dish of coconut broth and mashed plantains with fish. A flavorful soup with assorted seafood. Sweet plantain fritters stuffed with beans.
Traditional Local Food
Central America
Main course
Vegetarian
Baleada
Bah-lay-ah-dah
· Tortilla with refried beans
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Main course
Meat
Guacho de Maíz Nuevo
Gwa-cho de Ma-iz Nwe-vo
· Corn and pork stew
Main course
Meat
Nacatamal
nah-cah-tah-mal
· Nicaraguan savory tamale
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Caye Caulker Lobster
kay kol-ker lob-ster
· Grilled lobster with lime
Main course
Meat
Pepián de Pollo
peh-pee-ahn deh po-yoh
· Chicken Stew with Vegetables
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Street food
Vegetarian
Elote Loco
Eh-loh-teh Loh-koh
· Crazy corn
Main course
Vegetarian
Rice and Beans
Ryes and Beans
· Coconut rice with beans
Main course
Meat
Carne Mechada Boqueteña
Car-ne Me-cha-da Bo-ke-te-nyah
· Shredded beef with vegetables
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Main course
Meat
Montucas
Mon-too-kahs
· Corn tamales with pork
Snack
Vegetarian
Fry Jacks
fry jaks
· Fried dough pastries
Main course
Meat
Tamal de Olla Boqueteño
Ta-mal de O-ya Bo-ke-te-nyo
· Pot-cooked corn cake
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Main course
Vegetarian
Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk
rys an beens wih koh-koh-nut milk
· Rice with coconut-infused beans
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Hudut
hoo-doot
· Fish with coconut plantain
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Sopa de Mariscos
soh-pah deh mah-ree-scos
· Seafood soup
Snack
Vegetarian
Rellenitos de Plátano
reh-yeh-nee-toes deh plah-tah-no
· Stuffed Plantain Fritters
