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Photo of the Day: Children of Cusco, Peru

Photo of the Day: Children of Cusco, Peru

By on February 26, 2010 ]

The children of Cusco are often found near the Plaza de Armas selling handicrafts, postcards, and will pose for pictures of themselves and their sheep for a tip. This young lady is holding her baby sister on her back.

Photo of the Day: The New Cathedral of Cuenca, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: The New Cathedral of Cuenca, Ecuador

By on February 25, 2010 ]

The construction works for The New Cathedral of Cuenca started in 1885 and lasted for almost a century. This building combines many architecture styles Romanesque being most predominant. The cathedral is surmounted by three giant domes covered by sky-blue glazed tile from Czechoslovakia. There is More to Ecuador Than the Galapagos

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Photo of the Day: Kuna Tribe in the Islands of San Blas

By on February 24, 2010 ]

We took this photo while sailing from Panama to Colombia for 4 days. We visited several Kuna villages established on the Islands of San Blas in Panama´s Caribbean. The Kuna often rowed from one island to the other in dugout canoes, some even with homemade sails. Kuna or Cuna is the name of an indigenous [...]

Photo of the Day: Wax Palms of Valle de Cocora, Colombia

Photo of the Day: Wax Palms of Valle de Cocora, Colombia

By on February 23, 2010 ]

Cocora valley (Spanish: Valle de Cocora) is a valley in Colombia considered a wildlife sanctuary. The valley is located in the central Andean mountains. It has been acknowledged by the Colombian government as the sanctuary of the national symbol, the wax palm. Wikipedia The Wax Palm tree is the tallest palm tree in the world. [...]

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

By on February 22, 2010 ]

Cerro Negro is a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in Nicaragua, about 10 km from the village of Malpaisillo. It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April 1850.  Despite its youth, Cerro Negro has been one of the most active volcanoes in Nicaragua, [...]

Lake Atitlan Guatemala

Photo of the Day: A Boat on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

By on February 21, 2010 ]

Watch our HD Adventure Travel Video: Climbing Volcano San Pedro at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala Lake Atitlán is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. Lake Atitlan is further characterized by towns and villages of [...]

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

By on February 20, 2010 ]

Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 45 kilometers south of Quito, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft.) Cotopaxi has an almost symmetrical cone and has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height [...]

Photo of the Day: Blue Footed Boobies, Isla de la Plata, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Blue Footed Boobies, Isla de la Plata, Ecuador

By on February 19, 2010 ]

Isla de la Plata is located off the Pacific Coast of Ecuador and can be accessed via Puerto Lopez, Ecuador and is part of Machalilla National Park. The island is home to nesting seabirds including the intriguing blue-footed boobies, frigate birds, red-footed boobies and pelican birds.