Beyond a Shadow of a Snout: A Saturday in Otavalo, Ecuador
Darrin DuFord visits Otavalo, Ecuador, exploring the livestock and craft markets, dining on new and different delicacies, and attending a cockfight.
South America
Travel articles about the exciting continent of South America.
Medellin, Colombia: From Fear to Hope
Medellin, Colombia. Max Hartshorne visits Medellin, Colombia and sees a city that has come back from the brink with the civil war over and economy thriving.
Brazil: Piranha Fishing on the Amazon River
By Jason Gardner Handle With Caution “Yeow!” My boat mate yelped, scrambling in our dugout canoe to find something to staunch the blood gushing from his thumb. “Those little fish really bite!” Our guides on the tour of the Amazon River in northern Brazil somehow overlooked emphasizing caution when handling…
Blogging From Argentina
GoNOMAD intern Marina Solovyov recently went to Argentina where she learned about the country and the culture
A Tour of Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires By Marina Sokoloyov Yesterday, in a two hour guided bus tour I got to see what else exists in Buenos Aires beyond the four blocks I normally cover near the B.A.U.E.N. hotel. Our tour began with a stop at the Plaza de Mayo, the center…
Beans and Rice Volunteers Helping in South America
Melissa Vitti talks to Brad Rickard and John Deer, founders of Beans and Rice about low-cost volunteer opportunities.
Galapagos: Sea Lions & Turtles & Boobies, Oh My!
GoNOMAD Contributor Lisa Lubin writes about her tour of the Galapagos Islands where she sees blue-footed boobies, sea turtles, and the dramatic landscapes.
Planeterra Foundation Helping the Children South America
Planeterra – The G.A.P Adventures Foundation: Helping the Children of Peru By Melissa Vitti The country of Peru evokes images of breathtaking landscapes which once were home to the ancient Incan empire. Today, in Cuzco, Peru, where the heart of this empire once stood, is a city full of impoverished…
Isla Negra, Chile: An Isle Surrounded by Poetry
The village made famous by Poet Pablo Neruda By William Karz Mark Twain wrote in Innocents Abroad that there are places in the world where we can find “nothing to remind us of any other people or any other land under the sun.” Although South America was not on the…
Argentina Patagonia Riding
Equestrian adventures: Peter Heller writes about a journey by horseback through the mountains of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina.
Peru: Chowhounding from Anticuchos to Zaino
A foodie’s adventure in Peru By Darrin DuFord A Peruvian friend of mine living in the States once squarely told me, “Peru is not known for its cuisine.” Perhaps he held such a conviction because the mountaintop ruins of Machu Picchu soundly dazzle most of Peru’s visitors and overshadow all…
Argentina’s Iguassu Falls: Niagara’s Big Brother
Argentina’s Iguassu Falls: Niagara’s Big Brother By Sonja S. Stark One hundred million years ago the product of a gigantic volcanic cataclysm created one of the world’s most beautiful sights in South America: Iguassu Falls. Straddled on the southern border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, Iguassu is a traveler’s favorite…