Though Machu Picchu, found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, is obviously a huge draw for tourists to Peru, there are numerous other archeological sites in Peru and other countries in South America that are also very impressive, but are not visited nearly as often. I will mention a few of the major ones and several recently discovered minor ones that come to mind.
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We have been busily updating our website for 2024, and in doing so have added quite a few new tour options in Peru and Colombia that we think are pretty exciting.
I attended the Adventure Travel Trade Association's event in Arequipa, Peru in early December. While one of the focuses was to promote travel to less visited and less well-known destinations, another focus was on how to use tourism to empower the local indigenous communities in positive ways, if they desire it.
Are you planning a trip to the Amazon and want to learn about the plants and animals that you might see? Or do you want to learn about the history of exploration in the Amazon - from the adventures of the explorers to the knowledge that they gained?
In the over 20 years that I have been involved in travel to the Amazon, here are some of the books that I have found to be fascinating reading sources. Matteo Preabianca recently interviewed our agent Jorge Rodriguez for an article published on June 19 in the Italian publication Agoravox. In the article, Jorge talks about his latest article "Environmental protection in the Amazonian communities of western Peru".
If your browser can't translate the article, it says: You may be pondering where to go on your next vacation, since it's getting close to summertime in the northern hemisphere. Let's take a look at what your interests are and see what places you might consider.
Over the years, I've been asked many times if it is safe to travel to South America. I had one American guy who was planning a family multisport trip, but he had read that somebody was killed in Peru, so he decided that he didn't want to travel there or to Ecuador, Chile, Argentina or Brazil because they were too close to Peru and it wasn't safe.
I recently read an article in "Travel Weekly" where a travel consultant said: When most people think about Peru, they think about the Incas - just like people associate Mexico with Mayans. But if you travel around Peru, you will see that there were other interesting cultures that left their mark on the country.
Many people are eager to travel to South America again and are looking for information about when that will be possible. We will try to keep this post updated with the latest information we get from our local operators in each country.
There's no question that there are more plant and animal species in the Amazon. It is said that there are more than 1500 bird species, over 40,000 different plant species, 3,000 freshwater fish species, more than 370 types of reptiles and approximately 2.5 million insect species in the Amazon rain forest, which covers over 2 million square miles.
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AuthorJim has been an agent for over 20 years and has specialized in South America for much of that time Archives
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