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Lonesome George- the World’s Rarest Animal
In the Know Traveler —
Authority: 120
The fragility of the natural world in Ecuador (and around the world) can be summed up in just one word: George! George, or Lonesome George as he is more commonly known has come to be an unwitting star in the Galapagos Islands as a symbol for conservationists and naturalists the world over. Lonesome George is a Giant ...5 days ago -
Deforestation caused Peruvian natives decline; study
ecotravel news —
Authority: 123
Reuters reports that deforestation caused the decline of Peruvian natives called the Nasca according to a new study. The Nasca people, famed for the lines that depict animals or geometric shapes most clearly visible from the air, became unable to grow enough food in nearby valleys because the lack of trees made the ...1 week ago -
Chile Round-up & Budget
Itinerant Londoner —
Authority: 121
Poor, underrated Chile. I didn’t meet a single backpacker in Latin America who reckoned Chile was their favourite country. Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia…yes, frequently. Chile? Never.They always start with a couple of obvious negatives that I must admit I have trouble disagreeing too much ...1 week ago -
Adventures of a Lifetime: Sky2Sea International
Away.com Travel Blog —
Authority: 122
Were excited to welcome Sky 2 Sea International (S2Si) as the newest provider on GORPtravel.com, an Away.com sister site providing comprehensive listings for the worlds best active vacations and adventure-travel trips. With over two decades of bespoke expedition-planning experience, S2Si runs numerous wilderness trips ...1 week ago -
Getting Out There With Afar Magazine
Away.com Travel Blog —
Authority: 122
Traveling home from a conference in Quebec last week, I picked up a copy of the premier edition of Afar, the newest travel magazine to grace an already crowded category on airport newsstands. An hour later after a thoroughly absorbing in-flight read, I can report that I was impressed. The magazine is "for readers who ...1 week ago -
Saving Ecuadors condors
ecotravel news —
Authority: 123
Reuters video reports on Ecuadors efforts to save their endangered condor. Indigenous to the country, the scavenger birds are being bred in captivity because their native habitat is now occupied by people. Ecuadorian conservationists hope to revive the birds that have already been wiped out in neighboring Venezuela. ...2 weeks ago -
The Truth About Medellin
Roosh V —
Authority: 123
Time really flies when you stay in the same place and develop a routine. Six months in Colombia is done and gone as tomorrow I leave Medellin for Fortaleza, Brazil. From there begins a 1,700 mile journey back to Rio that I plan on tackling by bus (check the about page for map updates). I’m sure nothing bad at ...3 weeks ago -
Travel and Value: What Can You Buy For $0.66?
Uncornered Market —
Authority: 405
Value: a topic of great debate, perhaps nowhere more so than in the world of travel. We’ve had friends rave about inns in Costa Rica that are a “great value” at $300 a night. At the same time, we’ve met travelers who do the “bad value” balk when accommodation anywhere runs more than $3. Call one a ...3 weeks ago -
Gadlinks for Friday 10.16.09
Gadling —
Authority: 686
Filed under: Festivals and Events , Blogs , Stories , Oceania , South America , United States , Chile , Travel Health Another Friday is upon us here at Gadling, and after that balloon kid fiasco yesterday, which also happened to be Blog Action Day, I think we need a good few days of rest. So cuddle ...3 weeks ago -
To the Americas.
Primitive Culture —
Authority: 122
Within the space of two weeks, our travel plans have developed from an imaginary escape to something of a concrete plan. And its looking like next year will be our year of the Americas. After spending the past several years on any continent but my own, the idea of this homecoming is kind of exciting. Were hoping to ...3 weeks ago -
Peru: Budget & Other Numbers
Itinerant Londoner —
Authority: 121
I spent nearly six weeks in Peru, and right up to the day I arrived in Cusco, nearly five weeks in, it was on course to be my cheapest country yet. So what went wrong? Well, firstly, Cusco is quite expensive compared to other Peruvian cities, thanks to its popularity. Secondly, I was travelli ng [...]4 weeks ago -
The Brazilian island hideaway
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 982
With no cars and nothing to do but eat seafood and swing in a hammock, Boipeba is the perfect escape from the British winter The whole village fits into three tractors," says Tony Fitzsimmons, the English owner of Pousada Mangueira in Moreré, on the island of Boipeba in tropical north-east Brazil. It strikes me as ...4 weeks ago