Online Travel Guide :Buenos Aires domestic airport Jorge Newbery (Aeroparque)...
The Transportation Ministry of Argentina announced that the domestic airport, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, will be closed from mid- October for approximately 50 days due to repairs and enlargement of the...
View ArticleOnline Travel Guide :Protesters in Bolivia End Strike
The city of Potosi, Bolivia, gradually returned to normal after protesters ended a 19-day strike that had paralyzed the region. The strike had blockaded the town of Potosi, cutting off bus, rail and...
View ArticleTravel Guide :LAN and TAM Plan Merger
LAN and TAM Airlines announced their intention to merge. The merger, if approved, will result in one of the largest airlines in the world, and the largest Latin American carrier. The new carrier...
View ArticleTravel Guide :Exito Travel in the New York Times
This past Sunday’s New York Times travel section was devoted to Latin America. And guess what travel agency was quoted? Yep, your friends at Exito Travel. Read the very informative Practical Traveler...
View ArticleTravel Guides :Peru Departure Tax – Now you pay it, now you don’t
Latin America is the land of departure taxes. Many countries charge departure taxes, and all too often these can only be paid in cash, at the airport, at departure. This can come as an unwelcome...
View ArticleTravel Guides :Beyond the Galapagos: Ecuador’s Majestic Highlands
Every year, thousands of people flock to Ecuador to see the Galapagos. And with good reason – the Galapagos are fascinating and absolutely unique. Anyone interested in wildlife will find them the...
View ArticleTravel Guide :Semana Santa in Guatemala
Next week, Christian communities around the world will commemorate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Throughout Latin America there will be plays, processions, and vigils....
View ArticleTravel Guide :Can Travel Really Be Eco?
I have been mulling a recent comment on an older blog entry. The person wrote “I was told by a wise woman not too long ago (who runs an ecological farm – Permaculture based) that: ‘There is no such...
View ArticleOnline Travel Guide :Chilean Volcano Continues To Disrupt Travel
Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano continues to disrupt travel in South America, although activity has lessened in recent days. Travel in Argentina and Uruguay has been the most severely impacted,...
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