Hasta luego, South America! You woo us with your fabulous natural wonders, your amazing people, the diversity of entertainment and things to discover, one-a-kind landscapes like Torres del Paine and…
The lingua franca might be español, but it differs just as much country to country as the currency, whether Argentinian Peso, Chilean Peso, Peruvian Sole. Longtime residents in both Texas…
One of my travel fears is having to bear witness to the poor treatment of animals, and contrary to what we experience in Central America–where, some of you might recall…
From the time we leave San Pedro until we land in Arequipa, 20 hours later, we scan only desert scenery, the Atacama Desert stretching from northern Chile all the way…
Chile rocks with more natural wonders than we know what to do with and with some of the nicest, most approachable people around. Nevermind that the Chilean accent takes some…
We leave the confines of our hostel, El Sol Naciente, for an evening walk through San Pedro to watch the dry brown adobe transform to gold hued amber. This desert…
We are now regulars, having eaten at least half, if not more, of our meals at this local find, El Huerto, a restaurant on our side of town with a…
OMG, there is a llama in town, and I think I might actually touch it. Nevermind that this will surely cost me several hundreds of Chilean pesos. Nevermind that this…
Claudio, our guide, ends our morning excursion with the best drive-by yet, a farm of llamas (and alpacas?) and flamingos and more llamas, this time free-ranging, llama mommas and llama…
Last on our tour is a stop through the Villa Machuca, itself a settlement of indigenous people caught between various worlds, selling their wares of alpaca fur and llama kebabs…
Where In The World Is Gwendo? 