Category: Travel

  • Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua Established: – 15 September 1821 (Independence from Spain) – 01 July 1823 (Independence from Mexico) – 31 May 1838 (Independence from Federal Republic of Central America) Population: 6,486,201 (2019 estimate) Religion: 55% Catholic, 27.2% Protestant, 14.7% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Managua Order of Visit: Forty-Eighth  First Visit: 20 January…

  • Official Name: Republic of Honduras Established: 15 September 1821 (Independence from Spain),  1 July 1823 (Independence from Mexico) Population: 9,587,522 (2018 estimate) Religion: 46% Catholic, 41% Protestant Language(s): Spanish Capital: Tegucigalpa  Order of Visit: Forty-Seventh  First Visit: 14 January 2013 Last Visit: 20 January 2013  Duration: 7 Days Visit Highlights: – Copán: Relaxing and sweating in…

  • Official Name: Republic of Guatemala Established: 15 September 1821 (Independence from Spain),  1 July 1823 (Independence from Mexico) Population: 17,263,239 (2018 estimate) Religion: 45% Catholic, 42% Protestant, 11% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Guatemala City Order of Visit: Forty-Sixth  First Visit: 05 January 2013 Last Visit: 14 January 2013  Duration: 10 Days Visit Highlights: – Antigua:…

  • Official Name: Belize (formerly British Honduras) Established: 21 September 1981 (Independence from United Kingdom) Population: 419,199 (2020 estimate) Religion: 63.8% Christianity, 25.5% No religion Language(s): English (multiple other secondary languages also recognised) Capital: Belize City Order of Visit: Forty-Fifth  First Visit: 31 December 2012 Last Visit: 05 January 2013  Duration: 6 Days Visit Highlights: – Caye…

  • Official Name: Republic of Cuba Established: 20 May 1902 (Independence from United States of America) Population: 11,193,470 (2019 census) Religion: 59.2% Christianity, 35% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Havana Order of Visit: Forty-Fourth  First Visit: 02 December 2012 Last Visit: 09 December 2012  Duration: 8 Days Visit Highlights: – Cienfuegos: Trishaw ride, drinks at the Palacio…

  • Official Name: United Mexican States Established: 16 September 1810 (Independence from Spain)  Population: 128,649,565 (2020 estimate) Religion: 82.7% Roman Catholic, 6.6% Protestant, 1.4% Other Christian, 4.7% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Mexico City Order of Visit: Forty-Third  First Visit: 01 December 1986 Last Visit: 30 December 2012  Duration: 27 Days Visit Highlights: – Cancun: Beaches, spas,…

  • Official Name: Republic of Chile Established: 12 February 1818  (Declare Independence from Spain) Population: 17,574,003 (2017 census) Religion: 66.7% Catholic, 16.4% Protestant, 3.5% Other Christian, 11.5% No religion Language(s): Spanish Capital: Santiago Order of Visit: Forty-First  First Visit: 3 November 2012 Last Visit: 7 November 2012  Duration: 5 Days Visit Highlights: – Puerto Natales: Watching…

  • Official Name: Iceland Established: 930 (Icelandic Commonwealth), 1262 (Union with Norway), January 1874 (Limited Home Rule), 17 June 1944 (Republic)                Population: 364,134 (2020 estimate) Religion: 63.5% Church of Iceland, 7.6% Protestant, 4% Roman Catholic, 21.5% No religion Language(s): Icelandic Capital: Reykjavik Order of Visit: Fortieth First Visit: 15 October 2012 Last Visit: 19 October 2012 …

  • Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand (formerly Siam) Established: 1238 (Sukhothai Kingdom), 24 June 1932 (Constitutional monarchy)                Population: 66,558,935 (2019 estimate) Religion: 94.5% Buddhism, 4.3% Islam, 1.2% Christianity Language(s): Thai Capital: Bangkok Order of Visit: Thirty-Ninth First Visit: 06 October 2012 Last Visit: 26 July 2016  Duration: 15 Days Visit Highlights:  – Ayutthaya: Exploring the Bang Pa-In…

  • Official Name: Malaysia Established: 31 August 1957 Population: 32,730,000 (2020 estimate) Religion: 61.3% Islam, 19.8% Buddhism, 9.2% Christianity, 6.3% Hinduism, 1.3% Chinese folk religion Language(s): Malay Capital: Kuala Lumpur Order of Visit: Thirty-Eighth First Visit: 30 September 2012 Last Visit: 6 October 2012 Duration: 7 Days Visit Highlights:  – Melaka: Colourful trishaw tour of China Town,…