RE: November in the Southern Cone

Posted in South america @ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:10:36 -0400

Stay on an estancia for a few days...An estancia close by where I stayed last year would be perfect to get the feel of the country - an old house belonging to a family that lists past presidents, poet...

RE: Planning trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu?

Posted in South america @ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:23:04 -0400

and vanessa..... stay at the casa de la gringa in san blas, cusco!!... its really clean, and charming, has a kitchen, and the people there are phenomenal!!! i met 2 australians that were back there af...

RE: Planning trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu?

Posted in South america @ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:31:20 -0400

i just did the taxi from cusco to ollan. and then the train to aguas calientes, and it was flawless. the train is worse than the backpackers train for sure!! plus you get to see the sacred valley! the...

RE: Good travel company in Cuzco

Posted in South america @ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:22:19 -0400

do the 2nd one as it takes a couple of days to get over the altitude...cusco is a higher elevation than machu picchu. ......

Re: Inca Trail Companies

Posted in South america @ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:43:04 -0400

Too bad you had that experience! It might be helpful to post the guide's names. I had heard good things about the SAS guides, but was disappointed with mine (Hubert). Although he knew a lot (studied a...

Central and South America

Posted in South america @ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:09:32 -0400

Central and South America are situated in the western hemisphere and chiefly in the southern hemisphere. Mayans, Aztecs, Incas and Toltecs are native to these lands, and other cultures were int...

The Betancourt rescue: The movie

Posted in South america @ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:11:03 -0400

Wednesday's rescue of Ingrid Betancourt, three US government contractors and 11 others has been called like something out of a movie and stranger-than-reality enough that a cinematic version is bound...

Vaaldiam Aims To Be South America’s Biggest Diamond Producer, But ...

Posted in South america @ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:20:43 -0400

Nobody is going to fool themselves into thinking that the stockmarket is resilient at the moment,......

Coastal Chaos Surf Contest

Posted in South america @ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:48:08 -0400

Covered Up Surf & Skate is hosting the Coastal Chaos "Bash" styled surfing competition. It will be held at Bob Hall Pier on Saturday, July 12th (pending surf conditions). The first heat will start at ...

Paradise at Last!

Posted in South america @ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:45:32 -0400

We bought some groceries, used the kitchen, and socialized with other travellers over some beers. Tomorrow I plan to go to Taganga to do some scuba diving (the cheapest place to do it in South Amer...