Booking Now Closed! Message us to register interest for next time! Dear friends, We are so excited to finally lead a tour to Colombia. I first studied Colombia in a serious way in 2001 and was invited in 2010 to a tourism development conference, where I ended up on live national television! I have returned several times and travelled throughout Colombia. I love the branding: … [Read more...]
World Cup – From the Sidelines!
Indeed the world has once again gone soccer (football) mad. Despite FIFA’s endemic corruption, despite Putin’s oligarchic Russia buying the games, despite Ronaldo’s massive tax-fraud bill, fans around the world are far more excited for the World Cup than they would be for the Olympics or an election. So what happens for us poor sods from a country with no horse in the race? … [Read more...]
Ceviche- the most popular South American food
Ceviche Ceviche is a classic South American raw fish dish (but ‘cooked’ a different way). It uses raw fish and or seafood that has been marinated in lime juice and mixed with veggies and other ingredients. It is very popular throughout Central and South America and is even the national food of Peru. It is served in thousands of restaurants and food stands from … [Read more...]
Panama Hats – Montecristi, Ecuador (and the Secular State)
It is one of those classic trivia questions: “where do Panama Hats come from?” The answer is one of those widely known, yet obscure answers, Ecuador. Headwear aficionados will know the best of these hats are made in Montecristi, Ecuador, and have been for hundreds of years. They are light and comfortable under the hot tropical sun and gained global notoriety when Theodore … [Read more...]
The Most Important City of the Last 500 Years
Potosi silver. The coat of arms of Bolivia features a large, triangular, brown mountain. The silver from this ‘Cerro Rico’ - ‘Rich Mountain’ changed the world. The river that flows past Buenos Aires and separates Argentina (the country of silver) and Uruguay is called the River Plate (Plata = silver). The dry ports in the Atacama Desert were established for this same … [Read more...]
