
Few sites in the world can match the beauty of the Andes mountains. The snow-capped peaks, the green terraced hillsides, the ancient ruins and peaceful villages – it’s breathtaking. Really breathtaking. As in – I can’t breathe! Most visitors to the Andes regions will experience some degree of difficulty with the altitude. This may be [...]

Flights to and from Ecuador have been suspended after demonstrators stormed the Quito airport. The demonstrators are primarily police and soldiers objecting to a measure passed by congress last night that would delay automatic promotions and slow salary increases. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa accused the protestors of staging a coup, saying that police pointed guns [...]

You announce you are going to Latin America by yourself, and your mother promptly faints. After you revive her, she begins issuing dire warnings of all the terrible things that will happen to a woman traveling along in South America. Take a deep breath. The world has changed. Solo women travelers are no longer bizarre [...]

The EFE (Ecuadorian Railways Company)has announced that the route Alausi – Nariz del Diablo – Alausi will be closed from March 4th to July 4th, 2010, for maintenance. The route, known in English as the Devil’s Nose, is perhaps the most famous train rides in Latin America. Beginning in Riobamba, the trice-weekly train traverses rickety [...]

Pilsener, Club, Cuzcqueño, Pilsen… blah, blah, blah. Chances are if you’ve been to Ecuador and/or Peru and you have a deeper appreciation for fermented beverages you probably understand my sentiments. Not that I hold anything against these “goes down like water, drink 10 or 15 and still stand” beers, but they do leave something to [...]