South America

A hiker battles high altitude and low morale as he attempts to scale a snowy mountain peak in Peru. —- There’s no way you’ll make it, you have no mountain…

While traveling in Brazil and trying to make his way to Peru, Shafik Meghji – an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and author – chose to get there using a cheap…

A traveler hops between Uruguay and Buenos Aires in search of Argentina’s mysterious ‘blue dollar’ Buenos Aires, Argentina Busy burger bars and grand theaters line Calle Florida, Buenos Aires’ famous…

A traveler wakes up in a strange hotel room and tries to piece together what happened the previous night during the Barranquilla Carnival in Colombia. Wow, it’s bright.  Broad daylight…

When a traveler gets swept up in a street protest in Lima, Peru, a shift in the crowd forces him to be more than a spectator. The usually bustling streets…

A solo female traveler climbs aboard a cargo ship for a three-day journey from Peru to Colombia. They told me not to go to the Loreto region of Peru. They…

A traveler leaves the tourist trail to explore the largest slum in Lima, Peru. The condominiums and tennis courts of Miraflores give way to dust-caked slums as the car moves…

While exploring the caves of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) on horseback, a couple gets a history lesson from an exasperated local. “Perro culiado!” Jose yelled as one of his three…

I left my home in Cali, Colombia, to pursue a university degree in Atlanta, Georgia. Although the city welcomed me with open arms, I flew back to my country every…