Discovering Cuba While Searching for the Emerald Hummingbird
Havana was just what I expected. A city blended with images of vintage cars, cigar-smoking…
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Costa Rica’s environmental alchemy turns green into gold
Keep your knapsack close around this fellow. The capuchin monkey is an unrepentant pickpocket, who…
“Get thee to a Nunnery!” It’s easy to do in Arequipa, Peru
By Karin Leperi It’s not often you arrive in town and your first thoughts are,…
Northern Argentina has Mummies, Dancing Devils and a Train to the Clouds
By Nancy Wigston Argentines know it as Salta la Linda “the beautiful one.” Situated 3,400-ft…
Nazca’s Lines in the Peruvian desert remain a mystery after centuries
By Larry Bleiberg Everyone, it seems, has a theory about Peru’s Nazca Lines. The mysterious…
Copper, Deserts, Geysers and More: Across Chile from Santiago to Atacama
Famously long and narrow—2,653-miles long with an average width of only 110 miles–Chile has been…
Buenos Aires: Drama, Diversity and Dancing
Built in 1936 to mark the quadricentennial of the city’s founding, The Obelisk is located…
Traveling through the centuries in Uruguay
Across the broad Rio de la Plata from Argentina is the 17th century village of…
Life in the Peruvian Amazon – Iquitos and Beyond
By Karin Leperi Most travelers coming to Peru head immediately to Machu Picchu, a 15th-century…
Cuba Opens for Business
Cuba Flirts With U.S. Entrepreneurs, But Courtship Can Be Challenging By David DeVoss Seattle…