Archive for April, 2007

Ecotourism along the Amazon

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Jonathan Rockoff writes about his trip to the Amazon for the South African Sunday Tribune:
“There are several ways to see the enormous expanse of the tropical rain forest: from the comfort of a luxury hotel to a rugged river cruise. We aimed for the ecotourism middle ground, with a lodge providing three meals a day [...]

Orcas and Peninsula Valdes

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

little BIG adventure is a blog that has some quality information. It’s written by a couple traveling through South America and I’m going to be checking in on this one often.
Their posting Orcas and Welsh Tea is, you guessed it, about their trip to Peninsula Valdes and the nearby Welsh towns. Before having tea [...]

Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

An Italian biomedical engineer has been trekking through some of the great scenery of South America, such as the Cordillera Blanca. His flickr page has some really great photos of Peru.