South America

My Favorite City, Bogotá, Colombia

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in Colombia | 0 comments

My Favorite City, Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia gets my vote for favorite city in South America. After six months on the road, we’ve been to quite a few cities and this was by a landslide my favorite.

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Botero Art Museum in Bogota

Posted by on Dec 7, 2011 in Colombia | 1 comment

Botero Art Museum in Bogota

Fernando Botero is a living icon in the Colombian art scene. I saw his work for the first time when I was touring a loft in Castleberry Hill, Atlanta. (my old neighborhood) Botero’s style is

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Climbing to the Top of Quito

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in Ecuador | 0 comments

Climbing to the Top of Quito

Immediately when we arrived at the Quito bus terminal we knew we were going to love this city. The station was bright, clean and open. The views of the countryside were magnificent. Lush mountains of green surrounded the bus station.

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Iguanas, Boardwalks and Lighthouses: Guayaquil, Ecuador

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in Ecuador | 2 comments

Iguanas, Boardwalks and Lighthouses: Guayaquil, Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador is a beautiful port city and cheaper alternative to Quito for travel on to the Galapagos Islands. We loved Guayaquil from the moment we arrived.

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Hippie-Vegas in Montañita, Ecuador

Posted by on Oct 20, 2011 in Ecuador | 0 comments

Hippie-Vegas in Montañita, Ecuador

Montanita, Ecuador or Hippie-Vegas as Leah coined it is a small party and surf town on the coast of Ecuador.

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Floating Islands

Posted by on Oct 18, 2011 in Peru | 1 comment

Floating Islands

The floating islands are home to the Uros people, who are a pre-Inca civilization that still exists today! They are said to have existed before the sun and claim to have “black blood” that immunes them from the bitter cold nights on the high altitude lake.

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