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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, Iguazu Waterfalls (Cataratus Iguazú), the largest waterfall in the world. The Falls are located in Northern Argentina on the border with Brasil. In fact, you can…
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Rio Parana, the second longest river in South America behind the mighty Amazon, divides Brasil, Argentina and Paraguay. The focus of our trip was to see the Iguazu Falls (Cataratus Iguazú) which were magnificent. But, fishing the Parana River was…
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Iquique has reinvented itself from a sleepy little fishing village to a nitrate power house and, now, a tourist destination. Located on Chile’s northern west coast, Iquique has something for everyone – beaches to gambling. Getting There: LANTAM flies into…
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The first thing that comes to mind when you think of the desert is sand. However, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is a mixture of landscapes from volcanoes to salt lakes, geysers to sand dunes. June is the beginning…
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At first sight of Villavicencio, it reminded me of a Swiss Alps ski lodge that lost it’s way and ended up at the foothills of the Andes by mistake. Villavicencio opened in 1940 to accommodate the rich and famous. The…
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My husband and I started planning our trip to Peru as soon as we learned that our daughter, Rachel, was assigned to Lima for work as a Trade Attache for the US government in 2015. We headed off on our…
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Avenida Pax (Freedom Avenue) dead-ends into Cementerio General de Santiago (General Cemetery of Santiago). This is the largest cemetery in Latin America covering .32 sq. miles (85 hectares) with over 2 million burials. All but two of Chile’s presidents are…
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Easter Island, (Isla de Pascua or Rapa Nui), is located 2,340 miles NW of Santiago, Chile (5 hours on the plane). This diminutive volcanic island is an unsolved mystery. Speculation abounds as to why and who the people were, and…
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Vega Central de Santiago has been an integral part of the Santiago community since 1895 with the construction of warehouses on the present site. Actually, this area has been a hub of buying and selling of agricultural products since the…
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The small village of Quintay (pronounce – keen-tie), sits comfortably on Chile’s coast, near Valparaiso and 76 miles (122 km) from Santiago. As you sit on the isolated shore and gaze at the breath-taking beauty of this area, a bustling…
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