Category: South America

While Uruguay is one of South America’s smallest countries, it is still slightly larger than England. But whereas England has almost 60 million people, Uruguay …

There is nothing to see in Asuncion. There is nothing to do in Asuncion. There is nowhere to be in Asuncion. And that is the …

Throughout my four months in Ecuador and Peru there was always Machu Picchu looming in the distance as an ending bookmark to compliment my exploration …

Cusco is one of the best preserved Spanish colonial cities I’ve seen in Latin America. There are numerous streets and alleys around its Plaza de …

Colca Canyon

I had a chance to do a three day trek through the Colca Canyon near Arequipa. With a depth of about 1000 to …

Peru is one of the most biologically and climatically diverse countries in the world. That is also reflected in Lima’s culinary scene; it’s now considered one …

Huaraz is not a particularly distinctive city. Its uniqueness is in its proximinity to a vast array of day hikes and treks into the surrounding …

I visited three cities on the Peruvian coast: Mancora, Huanchaco and Trujillo. Near Trujillo and Huanchaco are some large pre-Incan ruins from the Moche and …

I had a wonderful experience visiting the Amazon Basin in Ecuador last month. Now that I was in Peru, I thought I should do the …

Vilcabamba

Vilcabamba is a village in the southern Andes of Ecuador with about 1,000 people in the village and another 3,200 in the surrounding valley. …