Machu Picchu is one of the most visited tourist attractions in South America and the most visited in Peru. So, that’s no surprise that a trip there will involve some planning and research. Located northwest…

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Visiting the Iguazú Falls was on my bucket list for a long time. When backpacking through South America I had to include this somehow. As my time was restricted my only solution was to visit…

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Isla Del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and it’s a place of peace and mysticism. Before I made up my itinerary through South America I always had great…

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Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake and creates a border between Bolivia and Peru. Situated at 3,812 metres (12,507 feet) above sea level was the location of the Tiwanaku civilization that lived there as early…

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I was curious to visit La Paz because of the high altitude and culture. At 3,650m above sea level, La Paz is unofficially the highest capital city (the real capital in Bolivia is Sucre) in…

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Quito, the capital of Ecuador has an elevation of 2,850 meters above sea level, making it the highest capital city in the world. This and the fact that the city was home for numerous indigenous…

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Isabela Island is a sea lions paradise with most of the 50,000 plus of the Galápagos Sea Lions living there. It’s also the largest of all the islands in the Galápagos. I spent one day…

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Santa Cruz Island, located in the middle of the Galápagos archipelago, is the most popular among tourists because of its proximity to the airport in Baltra. I based myself in there for my time in…

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San Cristóbal is the fifth largest island of the Galápagos and the second most populated after Santa Cruz. I had great curiosity about this island because of the large number of sea lions. THE TRIP…

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The Galápagos Islands owe their name to these beautiful rare creatures, the amazing giant tortoises. When explorers first arrive in the islands they were calling them galapago a Spanish word for saddle that resembles the…

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