Trip Highlights

Fernando de Noronha


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Posted by on November 28th, 2013

Brazil has a guide to beaches known as the Guia Quatro Rodas Praias.  In all of Brazil, only four beaches received a rating of five stars from this guide, and three of them are located on Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago located 525 kilometers off the coast of Pernambuco in northern Brazil. There are 21… Read Full Post

¡Arriba! Some famous genres of Latin American music


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Posted by on November 20th, 2013

Anyone who has spent any time in Latin America will have been struck by the constant presence of music. It’s on buses and in waiting rooms; in hair salons and on ferries. It’s played as loudly first thing in the morning as it is late at night. Music isn’t so much listened to in Latin… Read Full Post

Cape Horn: The Southern Tip of South America


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Posted by on November 18th, 2013

What is it about the geographic extremes of the earth that appeal to us so much as human beings?  Several years ago, while teaching and traveling in India, I visited one of these extreme sites: Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India, where the the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean converge. … Read Full Post

Four South American dishes


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Posted by on November 12th, 2013

You wouldn’t visit Italy without having a pizza, and there’s no way you’d be able to avoid sushi during a vacation in Japan. Every country has some dish you absolutely have to try, so – without further ado – let me introduce you to four South American dishes which are culinary superstars in their own… Read Full Post

Icons of Buenos Aires: Evita Peron


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Posted by on November 5th, 2013

Argentina has produced a few global icons – Che Guevara and Maradona spring to mind – but perhaps no one epitomizes the nation more than Evita Peron. Evita is known the world over thanks to the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita, and the Hollywood blockbuster of the same name starring Madonna. But she was actually… Read Full Post

Galapagos vacation highlight: Galapagos mockingbirds


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Posted by on November 1st, 2013

Your Galapagos vacation will be so jam-packed with animal action, that some species are bound to go relatively unnoticed. One plucky little bird which refuses to be ignored is the Española Mockingbird that is famous for landing on tourists at Punta Suarez. Brazen though it may be, there are actually more important scientific reasons to… Read Full Post

Small vessel Galapagos vacation: Galapagos in figures


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Posted by on October 17th, 2013

The Galapagos Islands are one of the most unique places in the world, which is why they’re such a popular tourist destination. Your small vessel Galapagos vacation with Vaya Adventures will be the experience of a lifetime – but instead of using flowery adjectives and surplus superlatives, this blog will focus on cold, hard facts… Read Full Post

3 Latin American cocktails


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Posted by on October 11th, 2013

Nothing says ‘vacation’ more loudly or clearly than sipping on a cocktail in your swimsuit or your bathrobe. While Argentina and Chile might be most famous for their wines, and Peru and Brazil for their coffee, try these three Latin American cocktails and you’ll realize that each country has something to offer on the cocktail… Read Full Post

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