Ruins and Archaeology

by Ann Cabot, Austin, TX

For our Christmas break of 2009, my family of three adults spent two glorious weeks shuttling between colonial towns and Mayan ruins in Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico.

by Julie Skurdenis

by Mark Gallo, Santa Barbara, CA

NEWS FROM FRANCE…

Almost all tour itineraries at Cambodia’s ancient Khmer capital, Angkor, include a stop at the Elephant Terrace. If you’re lucky, your guide may mention the Leper King Terrace located north and to your right as you face the Elephant Terrace. You’re even more fortunate if your guide mentions the narrow corridor excavated behind the facade of the Leper King Terrace. This corridor is concealed and not marked well, so it’s hard to find without having it pointed out to you.

by Jean Nethery, Blairsville, GA

by Julie Skurdenis (Second of two parts)

by Ashley Mannion, Fountain Hills, AZ

When we think of buses in Central or South America, we often think of old buses where people ride on the top. Well, our bus from Cusco to Puno, the Gateway to Lake Titicaca, was the Inca Express (office in Puno and Lima and at Av. La Paz C-32 Urb El Ovalo, Wanchaq, Cusco, Peru; phone 084 247887, www.inkaexpress.com) and was large and quite nice.

The trip took nearly 10 hours and covered about 235 miles. We stopped often to visit missions or to take a rest stop and eat.

by Julie Skurdenis

(First of two parts)