Lola Méndez is a Uruguayan-American freelance journalist. She writes about travel, culture, sustainability, wellness, and more for publications such as The Washington Post, CNN, USA Today, BBC, Nat Geo, Vogue, and more. She left the United States in 2015 and has traveled to over 90 countries and all continents. You can follow her on Instagram, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook at @lolaannamendez and her responsible travel blog, missfilatelista.com.