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Focus on Archaeology » Rapa Nui: the navel of the world

Columns, August 2007 issue
Focus on Archaeology » Rapa Nui: the navel of the world
by Julie Skurdenis Its first inhabitants called it “Te Pito o Te Henua,” or “The Navel of the World.” Nowadays we call it Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua or Easter Island. It’s one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth. Situated in the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is almost exactly equidistant from South America and ...

Focus on Archaeology » Not just Machu Picchu

Columns, June 2007 issue
Focus on Archaeology » Not just Machu Picchu
I can’t deny I was excited about visiting Machu Picchu. Twenty-five years had passed since my first visit. Then, torrential rains had washed away portions of the train tracks between Cuzco and the archaeological site, canceling our excursion. It took almost a week before train service was restored, and when we finally reached the site ...

Latin America Watch » Cruises, new roads, retirement abroad

Columns, September 2006 issue
Free air, shore excursions and much more! For U.S. travelers traveling to South America aboard the 5-star MS Deutschland, Peter Deilmann Cruises is implementing an array of enticements. Among them are free airfare from New York City, free shore excursions worth up to $796, free reserved Carnaval tickets and transfers, and free airport-ship transfers. In addition, there ...

Focus on Archaeology » Beyond the Panama Canal

Columns, March 2006 issue
Focus on Archaeology » Beyond the Panama Canal
by Julie Skurdenis Mention Panama and most people think Panama Canal. There is no doubt that the 50-mile-long canal, completed in 1914, that cuts across Panama from the Atlantic to the Pacific is one of the most spectacular feats of modern engineering. It would be a mistake for any visitor to Panama to miss at least ...

Xtreme Bolivia

Travelers' Intercom, February 2006 issue
In September ’05, after staying in La Paz, Bolivia, at 12,600 feet, I spent two days at the Esmeralda Hotel (phone in Bolivia 010-221-36017, fax 36041 [from the U.S., phone ++591-221-36017] or visit www.hotelesmeralda.com) in Coroico, elevation 4,800 feet, to get warm and recover from the altitude. My old guidebooks warned that the La Paz-Coroico highway ...

Focus on Archaeology » Nicaraguan archaeological gems

Columns, January 2006 issue
Focus on Archaeology » Nicaraguan archaeological gems
by Julie Skurdenis Nicaragua, wedged between Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south and with both an Atlantic and a Pacific coast, was a serendipitous discovery. I’m always on the prowl for archaeological sites and artifacts. Nicaragua did not disappoint in its variety: a rediscovered colonial-era settlement which was the country’s first capital; ...

Latin America » Destination: Peru

Columns, December 2005 issue
Recently, I was a delegate to the 2005 TravelMart Latin America. It is one of the most important business events for the tourism sector in Latin America. This year, Peru was the host country. Close to one thousand representatives of tourism organizations around the world gathered in Lima, Sept. 14-16. TravelMart brings together sellers (airlines, cruise ...

Thoughtful gift

Travelers' Intercom, November 2005 issue
In the late ’90s, my wife and I took a Bolivia and Peru tour with Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA), as I had always wanted to visit Machu Picchu. The group size was limited to just 16 people plus the tour guide. We saw a part of South America that few tourists see and had ...

Adventure Travel » Bolivia, land of contrasts and mysteries

Adventure Travel, July 2005 issue
(Second of two parts) La Paz La Paz is best remembered for great, inexpensive hotels, shopping bargains and streets of witch doctors. I found the most colorful and largest variety of shopping at the “witches’ market” (Mercado de Hechiceria), across from San Francisco Church (Iglesia de San Francisco) in central La Paz. Vendors there were helpful ...

Latin America Watch

Columns, July 2005 issue
According to tour operators and tour wholesalers serving Latin America, there has been an increase in leisure travel to this area. The demand for alternative foreign destinations has whet the traveler’s appetite for soft adventure and indigenous cultures. The availability of upscale travel products in the sector of country inns, jungle lodges and expedition cruises ...
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