Latin America appears to have sustained minimal damage from the tsunami generated by Japan’s massive 8.9 earthquake on Friday. Ecuador‘s government today lifted the state of emergency from the Galapagos Islands, and people all along the West Coast of Latin America returned to their homes this weekend. The Galapagos sustained the heaviest damage, with some [...]
A massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked the Japan coast this morning (Friday, March 11th), triggering tsunami warnings for twenty countries, including the coasts of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. While it appears that the tsunami will have minimal effect on Central America, Ecuador and [...]
Anyone who travels regularly to Latin America has heard the questions. Right after “But isn’t it awfully dangerous?” usually comes “Don’t people get sick down there a lot?” The answers are no and no – most of Latin American is quite safe, and people who take sensible precautions usually stay perfectly healthy. The key is [...]
Every year, thousands of people flock to Ecuador to see the Galapagos. And with good reason – the Galapagos are fascinating and absolutely unique. Anyone interested in wildlife will find them the experience of a lifetime. But most people hustle off to the Galapagos and straight back home again, without seeing the other wonders that [...]
Strikes paralyzed Chilean Patagonia last week, as thousands took to the street to protest increases in the price of gas and the projected removal of a government subsidy. There were significant demonstrations and some rioting in the region’s capital Punta Arenas, and all roads and ferry crossings leading into the city have been subject to [...]
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