Update on Termas Papallacta-Ecuador
It has been 6 years since our last visit to Termas de Papallacta. Back then we were working on our
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SOUTH AMERICA PLACES TO VISIT
Mitad del Mundo- the equator in Ecuador
Just a thirty-minute drive north from Quito, Ecuador. There is a famous developed monument straddling the position of the Earth’s
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The Milodón- the Giant Sloths in South America
Milodón is the Spanish word for an unusual extinct animal by today’s standards- the giant sloth. Giant sloths were once
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Semana de la Chilenidad or Independence Day in Chile
It was more than nine months after living in Chile when we learned about La Semana de la Chilenidad. At
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September’s book review “The White Rock” by Hugh Thomson
The White Rock by Hugh Thomson came highly recommended by a colleague of ours, and the exploration theme of Inca
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Caipirinha-a Brazilian cocktail
Caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brasil. It is to Brasil what the margarita is to Mexico and the Pisco
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In Pursuit of Salchipapas-Peru
This salty greasy artery plugging careening adventure begins in Lima Peru, the country that is the home of these carbohydrate
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El Tatio Geysers, Chile- an excerpt from “Hot Springs of the Andes”
The Tatio geyser field is generally considered the third largest in the world, and the largest field of geysers in
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August’s book review- “Life and Death in the Andes- on the trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries” by Kim MacQuarrie
Life and Death in the Andes is MacQuarrie’s fifth cultural-travel expose, following his well-regarded “Last Days of the Incas.” I
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