Ahu Akivi on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
The moai at Ahu Akivi are distinct because they face the sea (our guide tells us that they actually faced a village at one time), unlike the usual moai lining the shore and facing inland. Read More …
Category: Mexico, South & Central America
Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Mexico, as well as South and Central America. Areas covered include the Mexican Yucatan, Peru, Ecuador, and more.
At the harbor on Rapa Nui
It looks rough. Despite the crashing waves, a small breakwater creates an equally small harbor at Hanga Piko pier, which is where the ship’s tenders take us. It does not look like a place that Read More …
Celebrating the Holidays in South America
Joining friends, we spent the Christmas/New Year’s holidays on a tour of Peru and Ecuador, including time in the Galapagos Islands. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Some may be affiliate Read More …
Ecuador: To The Cloud Forest
Those of us flying into Miami have another full day in Quito. Rather than spending it in town, a group of us have arranged with Eduardo to visit a cloud forest.We begin by retracing the Read More …
Ecuador: View from Above Quito
For an afternoon activity, Eduardo recommends taking the new cable car up to a viewpoint on Pichincha volcano. This suggestion elicits groans from the rest of our altitude weary group, but I think it sounds Read More …
Ecuador: Old Town Quito
Our guide Eduardo leads us through the colorful colonial buildings and into an open courtyard inside the Archbishop’s Palace, which is lined with balconies hosting small shops and delightful-looking restaurants. I wish we had more Read More …
Ecuador: A Parade Through Quito
It is Sunday and the streets of Old Town are mostly closed to traffic. It is wonderful to be here on a lovely peaceful morning, wandering along a street lined with lovely colonial buildings. As Read More …
Ecuador: Quito’s Basilica
We head off to tour the city on a lovely sunny Sunday morning.Our first stop is a scenic overlook that gives us a view of one of the more exclusive areas of Quito. However, the Read More …
Leaving the Galapagos
At breakfast Pepito happily escorts us to our regular table, but Mark and Kathy arrive late and Nico and Monique (who don’t have any activities scheduled until later) sleep in. It is a sad and Read More …
The Galapagos: Afternoon at Darwin Bay
Back on board the Galapagos Explorer we find our rooms made up and our beach towels neatly formed into a crab and a snake. (Yesterday it was a pair of sea lions.) We have time Read More …