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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Nestled in the vastness of the Atacama desert is the tiny desert oasis town of Huacachina. This village of 100 permanent residents is home to the only desert oasis in Latin America. You can walk around the oasis and the minuscule town that surrounds it in less than an hour. Outside of this tiny speck
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Paracas, Peru, is a town where the ocean meets the desert. The landscapes of the Paracas National Reserve range from Martian to beautiful beaches and breath-taking cliffs. You can see stretches of desert as far as the eye can see, and then suddenly there will be an ocean in the middle of that desert landscape.
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After visiting Mexico, I was quickly back on the road again. I headed down to the beautiful seaside Peruvian capital of Lima to kick off an adventure to visit the highlights of Peru in 3 weeks. Peru is a traveller’s wonderland when it comes to different places to explore, and things to do. The country
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I followed my amazing visit to Bacalar with a short vacation on Isla Mujeres to round off my Caribbean sojourn in Mexico. When people think of a vacation on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico, it’s usually Cancun, the Riviera Maya, Tulum and Playa del Carmen that will most often come to mind. While these locations
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Bacalar, famous for its stunning Laguna de los Siete colores (Lagoon of 7 colors), was once the site of a thriving Mayan city, that was one of the first in the New World to be taken and held by the Spanish Conquistadors. Over time, the city was a Spanish colonial outpost that was continuously bombarded
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The Lacandon Jungle stretches over 1.9 million hectares over southern Mexico and Northern Guatemala. The jungle holds over 25% of all of Mexico’s animal species and is home to a number of significant archaeological sites. After falling in love with Chiapas during my weeklong trip based out of San Cristobal de las Casas; I decided
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Chiapas is a naturally and culturally stunning region of Mexico. It has seven distinct geographical regions ranging from the Pacific coastal region, arid plains, high altitude forests, jungle, as well as the Gulf Coast region. In addition to a fascinating geography, Chiapas also has the largest population of indigenous people in Mexico, and is home
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“All You Need is Less” was what was written on a wooden hand-painted placard at the Arte y Aventura Ecohotel on Isla Grande in the island chain of the Islas del Rosarios in Colombia. Of course, I stupidly did not take a photo of this beautiful placard, I argue, in the spirit of the slogan
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After a few days of recovering from our Ciudad Perdida hike in Taganga, Jens and I took a trip up into the Colombian highlands and stayed at a coffee and chocolate ranch in the hills above the beautiful town of Minca. The magic of Minca is that it combines being on the Caribbean Coast of
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