The CDC says not to travel to these 4 Latin American countries

More than a dozen destinations – including 4 Latin American countries — were added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) highest level of travel risk advisory on Monday due to COVID-19 concerns.

Several popular Caribbean escapes were among the new additions to the travel list, including Jamaica, Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy – but the CDC also added Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Peru to their “Level 4” advisory.

"As the COVID-19 situation around the world changes, CDC is monitoring COVID-19 risk in destinations around the world and making travel recommendations," the agency wrote in a statement.

This is the second time this month that the CDC has so heavily revised its travel list. Countries are classified as “Level 4” if there are more than 500 COVID-19 cases reported per 100,000 people over the last 28 days.

In total, the CDC now classifies 116 destinations as "Level 4," including popular American get-aways like Spain, Italy, and France – as well as the U.S.’ neighbor to the north, Canada.

Despite adding these countries to the list, Americans can still travel to these destinations as long as they follow country-specific coronavirus measures.

In recent months, several countries have eliminated or relaxed entry requirements – like England, which is dropping all COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travelers beginning in February.

Similarly, Thailand is reintroducing its “Test & Go Thailand Pass” program next month in an attempt to attract more foreign tourism. This program allows vaccinated international visitors to travel to any part of the country and skip quarantine.

However, other countries are imposing strict rules on public spaces like restaurants, requiring people to show proof of vaccination or, in some cases, a negative test to enter, including France and Italy.