Bonnie's South America Travel Blog September 2007 Archive

800 Thousand Tourists to Visit Machu Picchu in Cusco, Peru in 2007 (Living in Peru): Jean Paul Benavente, the Regional Director for Foreign Trade and Tourism, "attributed the growth Cusco ... Read More

Machu Picchu and/or Galapagos Christmas and New Year's Tours (Amazing Ecuador) Three 10 to 14 day tours still have last minute bookings. Check them out!

The Amazon river system starts in the highlands of Peru, makes it way, joined by many tributaries from Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana to flow through ... Read More

Volunteer Travel: Experience the Real Peru (jaunted): "It's only three weeks away, but there's still plenty of time to book a volunteer holiday to Peru with UK outfitter Different ... Read More

South America and Antarctica Experience (e-Travel Blackboard): "Picture yourself cruising through exotic South America this Christmas as you set sail from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 18 December 2007 ... Read More

Add the reef to the South American rainforest (telegrapho.co.uk): "Imagine a solitary hammock strung between two palms; bleached-white powdery sand; silver fish leaping out of an azure sea. Where are ... Read More

These ox head masks are for sale in a shop offering costumes for the very popular bumba-meu-boi festivals in Brazil where music, dance and parades are the ... Read More

Discover wine, art and yourself in Argentina (easier lifestyle) at Bodegas Salentein, "the ultimate wine tourist destination. Located on the grounds of the Salentein winery, just 100 kilometres south ... Read More

If you’re in Villa General Belgrano at the end of September and the beginning of October, you’ll find yourself surrounded by people in lederhosen and national costumes, German music, ... Read More

Yale University Agrees to Return Machu Picchu Artifacts to Peru (Bloomberg): "Under a collaboration announced today, Peru and Yale will co-sponsor an exhibition featuring Bingham's artifacts that will travel ... Read More

Into the Amazon (The NY Times): "Not too long ago, options for visitors to the Brazilian Amazon region were limited: you flew to Manaus, stayed at the Tropical Manaus ... Read More

Resembling large hares or small antelopes, the Patagonian Cavy lives in the grasslands of Argentine Patagonia. Click on the link or the photo for more information about the ... Read More

Chile's Fiestas Patrias celebrate Chile's independence from Spain and run for a week prior to the Dieciocho festivities on September 18, with regional activities such as the Pampilla de Coquimbo, ... Read More

Sucre wants back title of Bolivian capital (International Herald Tribune): "Still festering from a civil war in 1899 that stripped the executive and legislative branches from Sucre and removed them ... Read More

Effective December 1, 2007, U.S. citizens will need Bolivian visa from December (Reuters). The fee for the visa will be "$134, a similar amount to what Bolivians pay for a ... Read More

The 2007/2008 NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup opened in New Zealnd and now, the Snowboard Cross Season to Open in South America (skipress): "The riders are returning to ... Read More

Counting the quake damage to Peru's historic sites (Seattle Times): "Historic churches and colonial-era haciendas along Peru's southern coast suffered serious damage in last month's deadly earthquake. The quake badly ... Read More

Crisis on the Galapagos - Tourism is both their salvation and their biggest threat (Radio Netherlands): "On 26 June, UNESCO placed the Galapagos, a unique group of islands in the Pacific ... Read More

Quake hits Colombia's western coast (AP): "A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Colombia on Sunday night, collapsing homes and injuring at least four people in the ... Read More

Altitude sickness, soroche or puno, occurs at elevations above 2424 m. (8000 ft) in the Andes. Adjusting to decreased oxygen takes several days and visitors to high altitude destinations, Cuzco ... Read More

Here's a sight you don't see everyday: cattle grazing next to sleeping giant tortoises in the Galápagos. Click on the link or the photo for more information about the Galápagos archipelago. Do ... Read More

Mummified Inca maiden wows crowds (BBC News): "A mummy of an Inca girl, described as "perfect" by the archaeologists who found her in 1999, has gone on ... Read More

Italy. Peru & UK. Orient Express Hotels receive Conde Nast Traveller readers awards (BYMNews): "Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge in Peru and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons ... Read More

Exploring the waters of the Galapagos Archiepelago, one of Ecuador's top destinations, is a favorite with many divers. Here is an account of a week long experience: CV Diver’s Respectful ... Read More

Destination Preview: Exotic South America (American Chronicle): "From cosmopolitan opera houses to cowboys on the range, South America is an immensely diverse cocktail of everything from regal to rustic. A ... Read More

A Visit to the Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca includes a two hour boat ride from Puno, Peru for a view of a traditional way of life revolving around the ... Read More

That little red spot in the swirling waters below Iguazu Falls is an adventurous ride closer to the falls, a top ten destination for visitor to South America. Do you have ... Read More