This is a guest post by Erin of Never Ending Voyage. A visit to the world’s largest tropical rainforest is at the top of many travelers “to do” lists while in South America and when most people think of the Amazon jungle, they think of Brazil. Yet the Amazon basin covers nine South American countries [...]
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The Saturday City: Quito
May 7, 2011 – 10:54 am
Set high up in the mountains, Quito is the capital city of Ecuador. Outside of Rio, Buenos Aires or Bogotá, I have always pictured South American cities to be past their prime – built up in the past and left to just decay. I had always imagined Quito to be dirty, grimy, a bit unsafe, [...]
My Tour Through the Galapagos Islands
April 16, 2011 – 11:45 am
You always hear that the Galapagos Islands are a once in a lifetime opportunity to see lots of wildlife (on land and in the sea) as well as unspoiled beautiful islands. After visiting here, I can tell you that these islands are definitely something special. They are incredibly beautiful, totally unique, and filled with such [...]
The Galapagos Islands, Part 2
April 13, 2011 – 11:51 am
On Monday, I posted some photos from the Galapagos Islands. They were pretty. But I have so many good photos from my trip to the islands that simply posting one set of photos wouldn’t be enough. So here is a second batch of photos with more animals, landscapes, and a cool video: Yellow Land Lizard [...]
The Galapagos Islands in Photos
April 11, 2011 – 11:34 am
A few weeks ago, I fulfilled a life long dream and visited the Galapagos Islands. They were beautiful. They were breathtaking. They were everything people said they would be. I’ve never been to a place where the wildlife was so abundant and the geography was so diverse in such a close space. But since a [...]