Bonnie's South America Travel Blog June 2006 Archive

Two friends facing major changes in their lives join together to take The Road to Machu Picchu (Vail Trail). Follow along and Walk The Inca Trail and enjoy these additional Views of ... Read More

Hacienda Cusin, north of Quito, Ecuador, is one of the charming haciendas open to vacationing visitors or conference attendees. In this account by guest author John Garcia, the amenities, recreational ... Read More

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano registers 50 explosions in 24 hours (ReliefWeb): "The Tungurahua volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in Ecuador, started its second activity peak this May since the ... Read More

Following Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Santiago becomes third most expensive S. American city: survey (People's Daily). The "Mercer survey studies the cost of living in 144 cities ... Read More

Codelco Says Tremor In Northern Chile Causes No Damage at Mines (Bloomberg.com). The tremor, rated on the Richter scale at 5.6 mw, occured on June 27 at 48 km (30 ... Read More

Peru opens sacred city of Caral to tourists (Travel Videotv): "Following restoration efforts the Proyecto Especial Arqueólogico Caral-Supe (Caral-Supe Special Archeological Project), Peru’s sacred city of Caral is now open ... Read More

The Andean glaciers are melting away(Herald Tribune): "It's a daily reality, particularly for the residents in the spectacular Urubamba River Valley, the birthplace of Incan civilization. Watching the sun rise ... Read More

Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador's Volcano Alley is always an awesome sight, and one of the most photographed and recognizable images of Ecuador. Do you have a photo that you'd like to ... Read More

Discovering Colombia's lost city (Miami Herald): Author's account of an adventurous trek "to an ancient village of the Tayrona Indians, an extinct tribe that built the city centuries ago in ... Read More

Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun, is the annual recreation of an important Inca ceremony and brings multitudes of visitors to Cuzco, Peru for a week of ... Read More

The first round of matches are over, and three of the four South American teams are poised to go into the Final 16 round of matches, another step forward to ... Read More

Tour Devil's Island in French Guiana - Photo Gallery The three Iles du Salut (Islands of Salvation or Health), off the coast of French Guiana are lush, tropical isles of abundant ... Read More

The cities mentioned on this list are South America's largest, either by size, population or both. It's not surprising that Brazil, South America's largest country has five cities listed. Not ... Read More

Read A tour along the Amazon (Independent News and Media) for the itinerary, details and impressions, of the cruise from the Bahamas, up the Amazon to Manaus and back ... Read More

Enjoy the action at the World Cup while skiiing. Details: Ski Portillo, Chile, opens for 2006 with screens to watch World Cup (Natives.co.uk Ltd): "Portillo opened on last Saturday, June ... Read More

"Even after decades of study, Yale University's collection of relics from Machu Picchu continues to reveal new details about life in the Incan city in the clouds. The bones tell stories ... Read More

Sustainable tourism in Ecuador (Contra Costa Times): "While Ecuador's slice of Amazonian pie is comparatively slim, the Oriente is still one of the most abundantly complex and fragile areas in ... Read More

More than a scenic headland and a sandy beach, Cerro Verde in Uruguay is an important foraging and developmental area for juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Do you have a photo ... Read More

José Gervasio Artigas is Uruguay's greatest hero. He fought the wars of Independence from Spain, struggled against both Brazilian and Argentine dominion, and June 19, the anniversary of his birth, ... Read More

"There are some days you wish would never end. A day trip to Shanklands Rainforest Resort and Adventure Tours turned out to be one such day. It provided a glimpse ... Read More

"The ski season in Chile begins tomorrow in a number of locations, with many adventurous holidaymakers now choosing the southern hemisphere as a new alternative to Canada and the Alps, ... Read More

"Today, June 14 is Liberation Day, commemorating the deliverance by British Forces of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982." Details at Falklanders commemorate “Liberation Day” (MercoPress) . "The Falklands War ... Read More

Two hours north of Rio de Janeiro, Búzios is an international resort, with twenty plus beaches and a relaxed hedonistic style likened to Saint Tropez. Made famous when Brigitte Bardot ... Read More

Golden festival glorifies power of bling (Reuters): "Thousands of sparkling dancers festooned with gold jewelry stamped and shimmered their way through the capital La Paz Saturday in a ostentatious ... Read More

Like the gauchos, their colleagues east of the Andes, the Chilean huasos are skilled horsemen, honing their skills daily. Over the years, the huaso has come to signify much of ... Read More

"Enterprising Bolivians think the time is ripe to expand tourism by increasing the trickle of international leftists who travel to Bolivia to pay homage to Che. He was shot in ... Read More

Visitors to the altiplano regions of the Andes might spot the wild huanaco, also spelled as guanaco, a wild mammal of the camel family, Lama guanicoe. Do you have a photo that ... Read More

With much attention focused on Paraguay at the World Cup, here's Ten Things You Didn't Know About Paraguay (football365.com). Learn much more about Paraguay and enjoy these Pictures of Paraguay. Photo of ... Read More

Chances are, if you're headed to Cuzco for Inti Raymi, you'll be passing through Lima. The capital of Peru is a city rich in culture and things to do and ... Read More

The week of June 24 brings hundreds of thousands of people converging on Cuzco, Peru for a week long celebration marking the beginning of a new year, the Inti Raymi, ... Read More

The official start is almost here! After the qualifying matches, the friendly games, the media publicity, the speculations and the promotions, the 2006 World Cup Germany gets down to business on ... Read More

Enjoy the highlights of Jujuy in Argentina's northwestern Andean region, then tour the vividly colored Hill of Seven Colors at Purnamarca, the archaeological sites of Pukara de Tilcara and Santa ... Read More

Every once in a while, I receive an email asking me to help find someone. Here is the most recent, displayed as written. Can you help? my name is christine hallady, ... Read More

Argentines love their matahambre, or hunger killer, and this stuffed rolled steak is certainly that. This hearty recipe takes a boneless steak and wraps it around tomatoes, ham, eggs, carrots ... Read More

"The deserts of the world are threatened by a combination of human exploitation and climate change that could, within decades, wipe out many unique habitats and rare species, an authoritative ... Read More

"This is the first part of a brief history of the World Cup finals covering the tournaments from 1930 to 1954:' History of the World Cup: 1930-54 (Reuters). Read the background of ... Read More

The stained glass window in the ceiling of the Teatro Colón is one of the splendid touches in this magnificent Buenos Aires theater and opera house. Do you have a photo ... Read More

Visitors to Rio de Janeiro throng to the beaches and the spectacular attractions during the day and the bars and nightclubs at night for full immersion in Rio’s scintillating and ... Read More

Enter the gates into the adobe brick walled community of the Santa Catalina de Siena Monastery in Arequipa, Peru and step back 400 years in time. Opened to the public ... Read More

Comments and background about the differences in Peruvian and Chilean Pisco, the productions and consumption, along with the resutls of a Pisco tasting in a Peruvian Pisco shop are detailed ... Read More