@karenschlick

The guide is thorough, but the one thing I'd push back on is Gallops. It's fine for laal maas if you want a proper sit-down dinner with air conditioning, but the laal maas at Gallops runs mild compare...

The guide nails the essentials, but if you're around on a Sunday, skip the beach and head to the town plaza for the tianguis, the weekly market. It's not just crafts, there's a family selling fresh ag...

The itinerary is solid, especially the Old Town day. One thing I'd add: skip the cable car at Yunshan and take the eastern trail up instead. It's steeper but you pass the old stone pavilions where loc...

San Cipriano is the one that really sticks with me. You take a "brujita" from the bus terminal, which is basically a motorbike on rails through the jungle, and it drops you at a river where you can sw...

The guide's recommendation for Bochka is solid, but if you want something a bit more off the beaten path, try Mitrich on Ulitsa Kostina. It's a small chain that does Russian home cooking, and their pe...