Colombia’s Playa Blanca is like stumbling upon a Robinson Crusoe-esque settlement in the modern-day Caribbean. Ramshackle beach huts line a white sand beach and crystalline blue waters complete the look of paradise lost. Now take this image and imagine multiple Reggaeton party-boat crash into the south end of this beach spilling rambunctious day-drinkers and banana […]
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I first saw a photo of Grutas Tolantogo on a suggested post on social media – damn those algorithms really know what I would like: dreamy baby blue pools of water overlooking a thermal river of the same azure hue. As soon as I saw the photo – I knew I had to go. Roughly
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The dreamy Maldives are on many a travel bucket list. The only problem is that the Maldives are located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. For those of us in North America – or anywhere other than Asia and Oceania – getting to the Maldives will generally take at least 24 hours of travel.
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The flight into Huatulco was uneventful. It actually left the chaos of Mexico City on time, which was a pleasant surprise. With my luggage retrieved, I stepped out into the thick humidity of the day outside of Huatulco airport, and pulled my phone out to see how far my hotel was from the airport. As
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Huaraz is a small city near the Cordillera Blanca mountain range about 8 hours north of Lima. Some of Peru’s most scenic hiking can be found in Huaraz. After visiting Machu Picchu, I took a flight from Cusco back into Lima, and then an overnight bus to Huaraz for a 4 day visit full of
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I told myself not to look up. “One foot ahead of the other” I told myself. That’s all I’m going to focus on – looking up to see the snaking vertical trail that lies ahead of me might destroy the morale I’m going to need to push my oxygen-starved body up a switch-back laden trail
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Cusco is known on the tourist map for being the gateway for treks and visits to Machu Picchu, but it is an incredible destination in its own right. Cusco was the capital of the Incan Empire from the 13th century until the Incas were defeated by the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. A world
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Located on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Puno is one of the largest cities in Southeastern Peru. Situated at 3840 meters above sea-level, Puno is breathtaking in a very real way. In addition to being a gateway to Bolivia, Puno is also the launch-point for visits to the islands of Lake Titicaca – the world’s
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With a depth of about 3300 meters, the Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world – twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Inhabited since pre-Inca times by people of the Collagua and Cabana cultures, the canyon remains vibrant with the indigenous people who still call the Canyon home, and maintain
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Flanked by three volcanoes, Arequipa is named the “White City” because of the white volcanic stone used to construct many of the city’s most prominent buildings. With over 1 million inhabitants, Arequipa is Peru’s 2nd largest city. In the sun-laden environment of the surrounding Atacama desert as its backdrop – the light reflecting off of
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