Cerro Santa Lucia, Santiago, Chile (Where Gumbo Was #166)
Gumbo was at the top of Cerro Santa Lucia in Santiago Chile
Gumbo was at the top of Cerro Santa Lucia in Santiago Chile
You can have relatively easy access to and can get quite close to a large colony of Magellanic penguins in Otoway, Chile.
Some snapshots and memories of a roadtrip across the empty Patagonian steppe.
While driving along the isolated Patagonian steppe, DrFumblefinger came across a hideout for two very famous bandits.
A great day trip from Buenos Aires is to El Tigre. Settled during a yellow fever epidemic, it was a destination of escape for the well heeled. It still has a nice laid-back feel and is a great place to go for a stroll.
For obvious reasons, Torres del Paine is South America's most popular national park.
TAP sets new JFK and Boston routes from Lisbon, and signs up with JetBlue to sell each other's tickets to and from 20 JetBlue destinations.
Puerto Natales is a small town in the Patagonian region of Chile. Formerly a sheep-ranching town, it's now a gateway to Torres del Paine park, as well as to the giant sloth caves in the region. It's small, but has a lot of colorful art.
Concerns over terrorism, refugees and now the Zika virus are changing where the world's vacation dollars are going. Winners and losers here...
The Moai of Easter Island are a captivating sight!
Viedma Glacier is situated in Argentina and is the largest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Visiting it on a lake cruise offers an excellent opportunity to see fresh water icebergs.
El Chalten is a remote town in Argentinian Patagonia, close to the Patagonian Icefield.
A close look at whales in a remote location in Argentina
The Church of Our Lady of Pilar is one of the oldest churches in Buenos Aires, and a beautiful example of its Colonial era architecture. It adjoins the famous Recoleta Cemetery.
Colombia has found a 1708 shipwreck, believed to be the most valuable sunken treasure ever, off the coast of Cartagena. The treasure is worth $2 billion or more, and has been the object of searches and claims almost since the day the ship, the San Jose, was sunk by a British ship that was trying to take its cargo. Now that Colombia's President has announced the find, can gold- and thrill-seeking scuba divers be far behind? Even the chance of a doubloon or two might be enough to perk up...