Copyright (c) 2012 - South America. All rights reserved. http://www.travel-in-south-america.com Travel in South America en 10 http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/290-1 5/29/2007 A wonderful gourmet tour in Argentina and Chile
Upon arrival you will be greeted by your host and escorted to Finca Adalgisa, an upscale retreat that features separate private cottagesoverlooking one of the last remaining historical vineyards in ...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/288-1 3/23/2006 Market Mayhem- Ecuador -Otavalo
Otavalo hosts probably the most famous tourists' market in South America, and most definitely Ecuador's most important. The Otavalan Indians, the women instantly recognizable by the layers of ...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/287-1 3/23/2006 Ecuador Haciendas
Ecuador boasts dozens of old haciendas, rich in history and comfort. The best lie within an easy drive of Quito, making fantastic bases from which to explore the surrounding countryside. Most also off...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/286-1 3/23/2006 Galapagos Islands - Equador
Before travelling to the Galapagos, I knew that its animals were famously tame; I didn't realize, however, that they are often downright inquisitive. When Darwin first came to the islands he descr...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/285-1 3/23/2006 A Worshipful Company of Provident Adventurers - Colombia
Five fishermen are sitting around on makeshift benches beneath a palm shelter behind Miss Sophie's guesthouse. They wear dusty cut-off slacks and baseball caps. It is nearly noon, they are back fr...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/284-1 3/23/2006 Travel in Colombia
Leaving gentle Ecuador behind and entering this unpredictable land sent a chill of anticipation through me. Cocaine. Coffee. Cartels. That’s about all I knew about a country that has been deemed virtu...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/283-1 3/23/2006 Skiing the Andes
the idea of skiing in the Andes is still sufficiently exotic to create a stir among friends who have just put their skis back in the attic after a relatively humdrum trip to Val d’Isère]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/282-1 3/23/2006 The Towers of Paine - Torres del Paine
After the long ferry journey, Puerto Natales appears as a cheerful huddle of brightly painted buildings clinging bravely to the shore of the Gulf of Almirante Montt. The waterfront is a teeming mass o...]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/281-1 3/23/2006 Activity Chile -Torres del Paine
You didn’t train?’ Craig, a custom-home builder from Ohio, who had spent the past months lifting weights at his club and pedalling in front of the TV, was not inspiring confidence in me. ]]> http://www.travel-in-south-america.com/rec/280-1 3/23/2006 Pumalin
Pablo Neruda, once claimed "Anyone who hasn't been in the Chilean forest doesn't know this planet."]]>