Wednesday, September 16, 2026

History Highlights

Tulum: The Walled Maya City on the Cliffs of the Caribbean

On a low limestone cliff above the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, on the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, stands one of the most beautifully situated ancient sites in

Forte dos Reis Magos: The Star Fort That Founded a Brazilian City

At the mouth of the Potengi River, where the waters meet the Atlantic on the northeastern shoulder of Brazil, stands a five-pointed star of ancient stone rising almost from the

Portobelo and San Lorenzo: The Fortress Gateway of Spain’s Silver Route

On the humid Caribbean coast of Panama, where jungle-clad hills tumble down to a sheltered bay, lie the crumbling ruins of forts that once guarded one of the greatest concentrations

Fort Ticonderoga: The Star Fort Whose Cannon Helped Win a Revolution

On a narrow neck of land between two great lakes, where the waters of Lake Champlain squeeze toward Lake George, stands a star-shaped stone fortress that played an outsized role

Kuélap: The Cloud-Forest Fortress of Peru’s Warriors of the Clouds

High on a limestone ridge in the cloud forests of northern Peru, wrapped in mist and hung with orchids, stand the towering walls of one of the most extraordinary and