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Cusco: Peru’s Gateway to Adventure

Cusco is Peru’s gateway to adventure! In the city, cobble-stoned streets lined with Inca walls connect the most important sites such as the Central Market, the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun (Koricancha) found inside the church of Santo … Continue reading

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Arrival in Peru: A First Night in Lima

Our South America Program Director, Gretchen, will be traveling in Peru, Chile and Brazil for the next 6 weeks. Follow her story here! March 22nd: Arrival in Lima– Excitement, Humidity and Taxi Drivers Descending on what looked like numerous crisscrossed … Continue reading

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Best Travel Apps #4 – Documenting Your Travels

We have rounded up our favorite apps in our Best Travel Apps series.  Here is Part IV – Documenting Your Travels, which includes: Photography Track your Wanderings Trip Journals Please visit the other installments of our Best Travel Apps series: Top … Continue reading

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Exploring Brazil: Bonito, An Adventurer’s Paradise

Here is part one if you haven’t already read it: Exploring Brazil: The Pantanal and Bonito Prying ourselves away from the majesty of the Pantanal’s landscapes and warmhearted people was a difficult task. To ease the pain of separation, we … Continue reading

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Exploring Brazil: The Pantanal and Bonito

Vibrant sunsets, pastel sunrises, crystal clear waters, scuba diving, caving, country cycling, wildlife spotting and a real taste of the Pantaneiro (Brazilian cowboy) way of life: welcome to Brazil’s Wild West. Several months ago, I had the extraordinary opportunity to … Continue reading

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Best Travel Apps #3 – Communications

We have rounded up our favorite apps in our Best Travel Apps series.  Here is Part III – Communications, which includes: Learn a Language Translation Communications Please visit the other installments of our Best Travel Apps series: Top 7 Travel … Continue reading

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Iguazu, Patagonia and Atacama: An Epic Guest Trip Report

Jeanne and Carol just returned from an epic adventure across Argentina and Chile. Beginning their journey amongst the glittering falls in Iguazu on the boarder of Argentina and Brazil. They continued down to Argentina’s southern Patagonia and trekked through the … Continue reading

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Best Travel Apps #2 – Destination Information

We have rounded up our favorite apps in our Best Travel Apps series.  Here is Part II – Destination Information, which includes: Maps Conversion Tipping Sleep Please visit the other installments of our Best Travel Apps series: Top 7 Travel … Continue reading

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2017 Trip Giveaway Contest

Adventures Within Reach (AWR) announces our 2017 Trip Giveaway Contest! AWR will pick two winners – one to win a 5-day Inca Trail Trek for 2 people and another to win a 3-day Amazon Rainforest Trip for 2 people. The … Continue reading

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Manaus: Brazil’s Gateway to the Amazon

Manaus is green and tranquilly chaotic with charming and inviting people. It is a city where over 600 billion-dollar industries collide with the impending brute force of the surrounding sea of inhospitable jungle. No man-made roads lead to Manaus; there … Continue reading

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