According to Inca mythology Lake Titicaca is the site from which god Viracoca rose to create the first humans, along with the sun, moon and stars. And after see...
There is something not being talked about here.
The guidebooks paint an exotic picture of the floating islands of the Uros, a pre-Incan people who live on se...
There is a stillness and serenity to Bolivia’s Isla del Sol that is hard to find elsewhere along the South American gringo trail. As the revered birthplace of t...
On Galapagos there are awesome days and then there are epic days. Snorkeling Los Tuneles off of Isla Isabela turned out to be the later – so much so it was the ...
Without fail when we would ask guides and tour operators “Where’s the best place to snorkel in the Galapagos?” we always received the same response – Kicker Roc...
Once we'd made the decision to bag the multi-day cruise and map out our own adventure across the Galapagos Islands, we knew a trip to Isla Seymour Norte to see ...
For a self-guided excursion on Isla Santa Cruz, Bahia Tortuga (Tortuga Bay Beach) was an awesome and economical way to spend a day. To add to its allure, this p...
It was a hot, hazy Tuesday in May when we embarked on our slow boat trip down the Rio Cuyabeno. Our destination was Cuyabeno Lodge, the original eco-resort of ...
I felt a sense of calm and relief as I plopped my bag down on the bed.
Outside, in the not so far off distance, the waves were crashing loudly against the pe...
Stunning Beaches
The beaches on Varadero are truly something to see. The sand is perfectly white and and the brilliant aquamarine water mellow and shallow, ...