About Aracely

Co-founder of 2Backpackers.com. Aracely has been traveling, writing and taking photos since 2009, when she departed on his first year long travel backpacking journey. When she isn't seeking new adventures, Aracely is usually building Excel models as a financial analyst professional.
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Travel Photo of the Day: Costa Rica Cloud Forest Millipede

By on January 24, 2012 ]

Can you help us identify what kind of millipede this is? We found it while walking through the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. We do our best to label our travel photos correctly.

Colombia Beaches

Travel Photo of the Day: Flying Heron at Tayrona Beach in Colombia

By on September 14, 2011 ]

In Tayrona National Park, an hour outside Santa Marta, Colombia, Jason and I were hiking to Cabo Beach. We both had camera in hand capturing all the beauty of these beaches during our Colombia travel.  I spotted a heron at the back of the beach near the woods.  I got my camera ready to take a [...]

Pictures of Colombia

Travel Photo of the Day: Castillo de San Felipe Cartagena Colombia

By on September 10, 2011 ]

During the seventeenth century, the Spanish paid for prominent European military engineers to build the fortresses which are today Cartagena’s most significant identifying features. Engineering works took well over 208 years and ended with some eleven kilometers of walls surrounding the city, including the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas shown below. In 1984, Cartagena’s [...]

Cathedrals in South America

Travel Photo of the Day: Basílica del Voto Nacional

By on July 1, 2011 ]

Basilica del Voto National is a church that dominates Old Quito’s skyline.  Its neo-Gothic architecture gives it an almost eerie facade. Visitors can climb all the way to the top of these towers for a truly amazing view of the city below.  At various moments of our ascend we assumed that we could not continue [...]

Mountain Pictures

Photo of the Day: Valle de Frances Patagonia

By on June 28, 2011 ]

During our Full Circuit Trek at Torres del Paine Patagonia, Chile, we hiked off path for an hour to the top of Valle de Frances. Valle de Frances is the middle leg of what forms the “W.” If you can endure it, there is a hidden trail that continues to lead up the mountain past [...]

Panama Islands

Photo of the Day: Gamez Islands in Panama’s Pacific Coast

By on June 18, 2011 ]

The Gulf of Chiriquí is a part of Panama that encompasses Coiba National Park and Golfo de Chiriquí National Park.  There are dozens of islands in this Gulf.  We visited Gamez Island for a day in our own personal paradise of snorkeling, climbing and swimming.

Potosi Bolivia Mountains

Photo of the Day: Potosi Bolivia Panorama

By on June 15, 2011 ]

Read more… Ethics of Tourism: Mines of Potosi Bolivia

NBA Basketball Finals

2011 NBA Finals Miami Heat – I Went!

By on June 1, 2011 ]

My brother has lived in Miami for about 8 years; he is a big Miami Heat fan but has never been to a game… until now. 2011 NBA Finals We watched Miami play the Chicago Bulls on TV and although Game 7 was in Chicago, the sport networks showed images of thousands of people outside [...]