South America Part 1 – Canyon Country – Peru February 20, 2009 Dateline: Lima, Peru Latitude at Lima 12.05 South, Longitude 77.02 West Despite the gloomy economic picture on Wall Street and Main Street, we decided an investment in…
South America Part 2: Inca Country – Peru
South America Part 2 – Inca Country – Peru February 26, 2009 Dateline: Cusco, Peru Latitude at Cusco 13.30 South, Longitude 71.58 West Today we left Canyon Country on The Inka Express, a luxury tour bus which was to take…
South America Part 3: The Peruvian Amazon
South America Part 3 – Amazon Country – Peru March 4, 2009 Dateline: Puerto Maldonado, Peru Latitude at Puerto Maldonado 12.35 South, Longitude 69.10 West Today we traveled by air 198 miles from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado to begin our…
South America Part 4: The Galapagos
South America Part 4 – The Galapagos – Giant Tortoise Country March 8, 2009 Dateline: Guayaquil, Ecuador Latitude at Guayaquil 2.10 South, Longitude 79.54 West Today we flew from Lima to Guayaquil, Ecuador, which is our departure point for…
South America Part 5: Ecuador
South America Part 5 – Volcano Country – Ecuador March 14, 2009 Dateline: Quito and Otavalo, Ecuador Latitude at Quito 0.13 degrees South, Longitude 78.30 degrees West Today we started our tour of the Ecuadorian High Sierra and will…
South America Part 6: Buenos Aires, Argentina
South America Part 6 – Tango Country – Argentina March 19, 2009 Dateline: Buenos Aires, Argentina Latitude at Buenos Aires 34.35 South, Longitude 58.22 West Today we flew to Buenos Aires to spend several days with our friends, John…
South America Part 7: Chile
South America Part 7 – Glacier Country – Chile March 26, 2009 Dateline: Santiago, Chile Latitude at Santiago South 33.25, Longitude 70.33 West Today we left Buenos Aires, Argentina to fly to Santiago Chile, a distance of 710 miles. In…