From the breathtaking cliffs of Barrancas del Cobre in Mexico to the astounding Perito Moreni Glacier in Argentina, Latin America boasts some of the most awe-inspiring natural wonders in the world. But along with this splendor, there’s a darker side—it’s also a place where the earth trembles with fury, the skies unleash torrents of water and the winds howl with ferocity…reminding us of nature’s awesome power. And Cancun, my home, has not been immune...but I'm getting ahead of myself.

On our latest episode of the Mysteries of Latin America podcast, we’ve put together a collection for you of the top five different natural disasters of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean…we’ll tell the stories of what we consider to be the worst earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions in modern history.

If this is your first-time with us, what I do here is tell stories about the myths, legends, history and mysteries of North, Central, South America and the Caribbean for the whole world to know…