Photos of South America
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South America Stories
Iquitos, Peru
By Kayla Washko, Jan. 2, 2012
“Can you carry the backpack on your chest instead?” Gino asked me as we were about to enter Belén Market in Iquitos, Peru. I nodded, turning it around. He winked. “That's a gringa inteligente,” he said. ...
An Ecuadorian Christmas in Quito
By Derek Ray, Dec. 17, 2011
Over Christmas break in 2009, I chose to participate in a brief volunteer project in Quito, Ecuador, working with street kids. Once my volunteer stint was over, I wasted no time exploring this magnificent city filled ...
Tidal Living in Bahia, Brazil
By Mark Robertson, Dec. 17, 2011
Those who abide in the coastal state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil live according to something like "tidal time": when it ebbs, and it ebbs hundreds of meters, it's time for business; when it flows, it's ...
Gramado, Brazil: A South American Anomaly
By Mark Robertson, Nov. 25, 2011
Below the heat and subtropical savannas that spread out across millions of acres of the sub-Amazonian Brazilian interior is the Serra Gaúcha. "Serra" is a Latin American subtropical forest. The Gaúcho is the Latin American mythic ...
The Galápagos Islands
By Mary Spierling, Oct. 12, 2011
Six hundred miles west of continental Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, the Galápagos Islands contain birds, fish, reptiles and mammals not found anywhere else in the world. One in four animal species is endemic – found ...
Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
By Mary Spierling, Sept. 1, 2011
An intricate labyrinth, the waters of the Orinoco Delta weave through the jungle on their way to the Atlantic Ocean. The Orinoco branches off into over 60 waterways and 40 rivers in the delta, meandering through ...
Buzzing on Starbucks in Rio
By Mark Robertson, July 21, 2011
Warning: the following may make you feel the full weight of the modern guy/gal's addiction to well-produced, low-cost goods consumed en masse. (Yes, Starbucks.) Our last night of holiday travel, we were in Ipanema and decided ...
Baños, Ecuador: A Piece of Heaven
By Derek Ray, May 31, 2011
If you enjoy a warm, relaxing bath, I know a travel destination that just might appeal to you. Most international visitors to Ecuador are in a hurry to get to either the Galapagos Islands or the ...
(Mis)Adventures in Colombia and Peru
By Kristen Spees, May 31, 2011
After finishing my second year of law school in San Diego, I decided that I needed a little adventure in my life. I planned my classes so that all my finals were done by December 6th, ...
Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil
By Mark Robertson, May 8, 2011
When I was a young San Diego grom, long weekenders meant the following: My dad piled me, my brothers and some friends into our VW van and we camped and surfed in San Clemente. Despite my ...
Macchu Pichu, Peru
By Terri Lozano, April 8, 2011
My first trip to Peru was amazing. We spent the first night near Lima, at a friend’s house close to the beach in the La Perla area. We walked to the beach and ate barbecued beef ...
Paraty, Brazil
By Mark Robertson, March 26, 2011
Paraty (pada-chee), a town on the southeast coast of Rio state, is like a top-shelf drink — from the aged, distilled waterfront of Brazil’s colonial history, to the calm, primal ecological beauty of the coastal rainforest, ...
Learning From a Clown in Montevideo, Uruguay
By Dominic DeGrazier, March 15, 2011
It’s 10 o’clock at night in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Three of us are gathered around a bench on the city’s main walking street, Peatonal Sarandi, but no one is wandering past us ...
La Paz, Bolivia
By Kip Madden, March 6, 2011
In the fast-moving modern times of the travel business, how does one decide between, say, the Bahamas or Singapore? One brochure boasts luxury in Honolulu and another calls you to Paris. One hotel has a pool, ...
Splashing Out at Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
By Mark Robertson, Jan. 31, 2011
After several months of lodging in hostels throughout Brazil, we (my wife and I) decided to let our cash cascade into the Hotel das Cataratas Iguassu — a beautiful, if somewhat corporate, upscale resort with an ...
