south america
Between its wonderous mountain ranges, remote islands and the world's biggest rainforest, your first trip to South America likely won't be your last.
The Secrets of Ecuador
Ecuador is a small country at the top left hand side of South America. Most people don't give it much thought, but Ecuador holds a Pandora's Box of cool, unique, amazing things. From the ancient Inca's to the present day, it has a lot to offer. The name Ecuador means Equator. The Equator is an invisible line that goes all the way around the Earth at its middle. It separates the North and South Hemisphere. Strange things occur here because of that. Due to the Earths rotation the North and South Hemisphere are at gravitational opposites. When Your in Ecuador and you walk down the painted stripe on the ground that represents the Equator, you will find it hard to walk and keep your balance. You are being pulled in two different directions. In the United States when you drain a sink or a bath tub, the water will spin as it goes down the drain. In the Northern Hemisphere water spins counterclockwise. In the Southern Hemisphere water spins clockwise. This is called the Coriolis Effect. Thus, the hurricane vs. the typhoon.
By Deborah Zbieronek5 years ago in Wander
Cajamarca is The Gem of Peru
Sorry Machu, but anyone who's ever visited Cajamarca, Peru knows exactly why it's such a unique location. I went in the summer of 2019 with a group of about 14 people. We had been to Lima, and Trujillo and the beaches of Huanchaco. Every single one of us was glad we never got to visit Machu Picchu, because we spent so much time in Cajamarca and absolutely fell in love.
By Miranda Bowron5 years ago in Wander
Anacondas and Caimans, Oh My!
Snapping awake in the wee hours of the night I shot out of bed. An overwhelming impulse began surging over me, summoning me to Machu Picchu in Peru. My beloved mother had recently passed away and my marriage had crumpled shortly thereafter. I had never been so compelled to go anywhere before. Perhaps I just wanted to run away to the farthest reaches my subconscious could fathom, to escape my life at the time. Sleep eluded me for the rest of the night. At the first respectable hour I contacted Chris, my travel agent.
By Nancy McLay 5 years ago in Wander
Cartagena Before Lunch
Cartagena Before Lunch By: Meko Kaprelian The sudden jolt of changing altitude and speed is felt collectively throughout the plane; but nowhere is it felt more intensely than in my left hand as my wife squeezes it tightly with her right hand as she clutches the good-luck pendants around her neck with her left hand while giving silent prayer or thanks for our safe return to the Earth’s surface. We’ve arrived! Cartagena, Colombia; a trip to commemorate our five years of marriage and exploring this planet together. This trip had been a vague target on our travel radar since we tipped off our engagement with a three-week European vacation that included Barcelona, Paris, and Rome as our destinations. My wife’s reply of “Yes” a top Montjuic in Barcelona on that hot summer day not only agreed to marriage but also to a life-time of travel as well. Love was not the only bug biting that day and thus began our life of global-adventure together.
By Meko James 5 years ago in Wander
Living in Peru: The Top 4 Reasons To Live in Lima, Peru
Thinking about moving to Peru? Sometimes your life needs a little bit of change, and sometimes that change can be something major like moving to a different country. Moving to a different part of the world can be just the change your life needs right now: providing you with many new wonderful experiences, a new perspective on life, a new circle of friends and to immerse yourself in a brand new culture. And one place that has become very popular in recent years is beautiful Peru.
By TrendingModels5 years ago in Wander
The Land of Pleasures
A Little Green House Today, a journey back home requires a bus ride, two airplanes with a long layover and a final bus ride in the northern coast of South America. When I visit El Carmen de Bolivar I stay at my Grandma’s house, a green structure made of mud walls and zinc roof panels that exacerbate the heating effect of their average 95°F weather. In a great attempt of group effort, this house was built by the hands of my great grandparents, my grandparents, my uncles and my father. As the oldest of four siblings, my father was just eight years old when he and his brothers helped blend the mixture of mud and manure that would be used to shape the house, using their feet because their hands were too small. Since then, four generations of our family have considered the house as their home, mildly upgrading it over the years.
By Janeth Romero5 years ago in Wander
A Colombian Adventure
No amount of research can prepare you for that feeling of when you step out of the airport in a new country. When I arrive in Cartagena and start about my quest I can imagine people dressed in colorful outfits littering the streets, smiling, selling their wares, giving directions. I will immediately do the first thing I usually embark upon when entering a new country, eager to learn the culture and people; search for the local markets. Meet the locals, see what they make, their art, their food.
By Kelly Pantaleoni5 years ago in Wander
