Bonnie's South America Travel Blog May 2007 Archive

Luxury Adventure Travel to Dominica, Ecuador and Galapagos with Health Habitravels (PR Web): "Health Habitravels takes your body, mind and spirit on healthy luxury adventure travels, spa vacations and cultural ... Read More

Huancavelica, Peru: The city of the stone idol (Living in Peru): "Located in a valley that is as deep as it is beautiful, the city of Huancavelica is a destination ... Read More

Chile's Robinson Crusoe Island Tops Must-Save Eco-List (The Santiago Times) : " British scientists recently awarded Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island and its surrounding Juan Fernández Archipelago the top spot in ... Read More

Two of South America's greatest heroes, Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, are honored in this semi-circular rotonda on the Malecon in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Photo displayed with the kind permission of ... Read More

Tourists Wooed by Whale Watching off Argentina (news.sawf.org): "Hundreds of southern right whales, a massive mammal that can weigh 50 tonnes and measure 18 meters (59 feet), swim up from ... Read More

Click on the Latim America summer deals to check out the Expedia.com Packages to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro Save 30% on hotels, Air + 4 nights from $455. There's ... Read More

Marriott Courtyard to open hotel in Suriname (Caribbean Net News): "Plans are well underway to open a Marriott Courtyard hotel with a capacity of 140 rooms here in Paramaribo in ... Read More

Peru: 40,000 followers expected to attend Peru's Qoyllur Riti religious pilgrimage (Living in Peru): "The sanctuary of the Señor de Qoyllur Riti (the Lord of Qoyllur Riti) will be visited ... Read More

Hilton Escapes is making one-stop online shopping even easier for travelers, with the addition of six Latin America hotels. U.S. customers can now book complete vacation packages to participating hotels ... Read More

Roraima tepui is located in Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela's second largest national park along the borders with Guyana and Brazil. The tepui was for many years too isolated for ... Read More

Isabela in the Galapagos (Sail World) : "Sail-World Cruising Editor Nancy Knudsen reports by Iridium satellite phone from the volcanic island of Isabela. " Choose video or print version ... Read More

Guyana Government & Caribbean Airlines to Work on Boosting Country’s Eco-Tourism (Caribbean Press Releases): "Guyana is fast emerging as a ‘must travel to’ destination as it offers an eco-tourism experience ... Read More

Flavors flowing through the veins of Peru (Living in Peru): "...one aspect of Peruvian food, so interesting and different from what we westerners are used to, is often overlooked: its ... Read More

Sassy, sophisticated Sao Paulo resonates as a Rio alternative (Lonely Planet): "Long Brazil's undisputed economic capital, Sampa, as Sao Paulo is known...isn't just a place to suffer through a layover. ... Read More

The seven winners won't be announced until July 7, 2007, but After 45 million votes, Peru's Machu Picchu still among leaders (Living in Peru): "Peru's Incan sanctuary, Machu Picchu, located in ... Read More

Tremor Damages Dismissed in Chile (Prensa Latina) : "A Chilean Armada study dismissed damages in the seabed of the Aysen southern region, despite strong tremors in recent days." Undersea volcanic activity ... Read More

This view of Bogota, Colombia is from the top of Cerro de Monserrate, a mountain overlooking the city from the east. The view in all directions is spectacular and a great ... Read More

Ski.com Offers a Hemisphere of Possibilities for Skiers and Riders in Search of an Endless Winter (earthtimes.org) : "For the ultimate skiing and riding vacation, Ski.com can customize a vacation ... Read More

Hang Loose In The 'Muy Tranquilo' Surf Of South America (Vue Weekly): The author reports on surfing in Canoa, Ecuador, "known as a good place to learn to surf and ... Read More

Ailirines adding routes, or more flights on those routes, to South America: Delta Airlines to offer more flights to Peru The Lan-TAM Alliance Will Make Travel Easier in Brazil and Chile ... Read More

Bolivian fighting ritual draws crowds (AP): "The outside world has discovered Tinku, an ancient ritual in which indigenous Quechua communities gather each year in a remote corner of the ... Read More

Surfing in Peru no longer just for the elite (The Honolulu Advertiser) : "...the tides are changing, with the sport's popularity transcending class lines due to a greater availability of ... Read More

The author's brief Trip Report: Three Weeks in South America, from Fommer's, contains a number of tips about digital cameras, drinking water, eating fruit and produce, and airline seats, ... Read More

The beauty of Villarica volcano and the charm of the area attract visitors throughout the year. People come to hike, climb, windsurf, kayak and white-water raft, or ride mountain bikes ... Read More

In the 18th century, there were about 300 churches established on the large island and the smaller islands clustered in the Archipelago of Chiloé. The churches were part of the ... Read More

Argentina's Ushuaia rides eco-tourism wave (latimes.com) :"The Tierra del Fuego city, which bills itself as the End of the World, cashes in as thousands flock to its relatively untouched terrain. ... Read More

Guyana may soon be too expensive for tourists - Hughes (Stabroek News): "A number of factors continue to contribute to making Tourism in Guyana a relatively expensive commodity, and while ... Read More

Brazil: Visiting Pantanal? You should include Bonito! (e-Travel Blackboard): "If you are interested in visiting the Pantanal, and in addition enjoy trekking, wildlife, snorkeling and cave-diving, we suggest visiting Mato ... Read More

Visiting Chile (Capital News 9): "Chile's Lake District is the calmer, gentler area just north of Patagonia that can be explored by car in about four hours. In between, visitors ... Read More

A reader reports that she is Just Back From Argentina on Frommer's and gives an accounting of her travels in Salta province, with a recommendation for guide Martin Alamo, including ... Read More

São Paulo is Brazil's center of commerce, a huge sprawling metropolis and the largest city in South America. The residents, called paulistanos, say "São Paulo works so that the ... Read More

TAM Plans Direct Flight between Salvador, Brazil and Paris (Earthtimes.org) : TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4) will begin operating a weekly direct flight between Salvador and Paris beginning August 9. The new ... Read More

Easter Island (Bradenton.com): "About 28,000 visitors per year hop the five-hour flight from either Santiago, Chile, or Tahiti, to the "navel of the world," as locals call it. Easter Island ... Read More

Abercrombie & Kent present South America and Easter Island (e-Travel Blackboard): "Abercrombie & Kent has launched its new Private Jet Tour this April, which carries passengers aboard a 757-200 ... Read More

Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast was one of the first cities founded by the Spaniards in South America. Begun in 1533, the strategic location called for a fortress, and the ... Read More

Papal trip to Brazil turns spotlight on Latin America (Catholic News Service): "Pope Benedict XVI is making his first trip to the Western Hemisphere in mid-May, traveling to Brazil ... Read More

Rare skeleton, jewels found in Bolivia pyramid (AP): "Archaeologists have uncovered the 1,300-year-old skeleton of a ruler or priest of the ancient Tiwanaku civilisation together with precious jewels inside ... Read More

Frommers lists some Off-Season Winter Deals to Sunny Brazil, saying "It may be fall in Brazil, and the winter season is approaching, but things are always hot in the land ... Read More

Witchcraft Fuels Legal Complaints on Chile's Mystical Chiloé Island (The Santiago Times): "Chile’s southern island of Chiloé is more than just physically isolated from mainland Chile, and its residents ... Read More

Marathon tourism lets you combine race, vacation (The Ottawa Citizen 2007) reports on the number of races held around the world that allow racers to compete, sightsee and add racing ... Read More