cartagena, colombia: a colonial port city less than 5 hours from nyc
By Guest Blogger Vince Catalanotto. Intrepid American travelers, are you tired of the usual warm weather locales of Las Vegas, the Bahamas, or Cancun? Are you looking for something a…
a prop plane over the lost world of the tepuis in venezuela
Venezuela’s interior is quite beautiful, and a nice change from the chaos of Caracas, a capital city that sadly doesn’t rate very high on my list of South American capitals.…
290 years ago today the west discovered easter island
On Easter Sunday in 1722, the European discovery of what is now called “Easter Island” by a Dutch sailing vessel became history. Now under the auspices of the government of…
a flyingnorth first: a video report from machu picchu peru
After months of resisting, as I was at Machu Picchu I was inspired to grab my iPhone and make an impromptu video report [with the assistance of my “camera man”…
on the way back from peru, more important tips for air travelers
As a bookend to my blog post “On The Way To Peru, Some Tips For Air Travelers” I have decided to write another, as I am not quite yet done…
a brave new world in cusco, peru: high-tech local handicrafts and the ghost of an incan warrior
After the spectacular day I had in Machu Picchu and a night of guinea pig tasting, the next day was a free day in Cusco. I had heard that among the…
in aguas calientes, peru: guinea pig, kansas city and the free dinner that wasn’t
While in Aguas Calientes, the night before we were to venture up the mountain and see the iconic Machu Picchu, we decided to have dinner at a restaurant that was…
blogging from machu picchu, the lost city of the incas
What a way to spend Thanksgiving – at Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas, thousands of meters above sea level among the clouds in the mountains of Peru.…
a visit to lake titicaca – do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy
Lake Titicaca, a name that made all of us giggle as children, is located in South America in between Peru and Bolivia. It is the highest navigable lake in the…
the time I was molested by the government of ecuador
I really had no preconceived notions about Ecuador. The only things I really knew about the country were that it was among the poorest in South America, that most of…
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