The important port city of Valparaíso on the Chilean coast offers some nice funicular rides up the steep hillsides. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
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World Heritage #0971 – Churches of Chiloé
The churches of Chiloé is about 16 churches preserved as Heritage Sites, on an island in the south of Chile. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
World Heritage #0273 – City of Cuzco
The city of Cuzco has a secret mix of Inca remains, Spanish colonial buildings, and the lives of its present-day indigenous population. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #0274 – Machu Picchu
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is undoubtedly one of the world's most famous sights, the remains of the hilltop town of the Incas. The...
World Heritage #0500 – Lima
The historic centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, has a powerful appearance due to its Spanish colonial legacy. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #0260 – Sangay National Park
There is much lovely scenery to enjoy in the Andes. The Sangay National Park in Ecuador boasts several volcanoes. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #0002 – City of Quito
Quito the capital of Ecuador is situated high in the Andes mountain range and has some splendid Spanish colonial architecture. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #0998 – Amazon
The Amazon is the largest forested area in the world, with an immense diversity in terms of flora and fauna - and a huge flood. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #0124 – Historic Town of Ouro Preto
The Portuguese found gold in the hills of Ouro Preto and built a city full of splendid colonial architecture. The UNESCO World Heritage...
World Heritage #1308 – Paraty
This heritage site includes the historic colonial centre of Paraty and four natural areas in the Ilha Grande area in the south of Brazil. The...
World Heritage #1100 – Rio de Janeiro
The beaches and hills of Rio de Janeiro contributed to it becoming one of the world's most famous cities. The people living here added the rest. The...
Beaches and old colonial towns south of Rio
We went looking for beaches and old colonial towns south of Rio and found them. We also went on a funny boat trip. This article is part of a...
Nature: 11 Picturesque Lakes
Let's have a look at 11 picturesque lakes. Lakes come in all sizes and some even contain salt water. This article illustrates and describes some...
Nature: 8 Dry Deserts
Have a look at this selection of 8 dry deserts. The Earth's surface is predominantly wet, covered by water. Some areas are on the other hand...
Impressions from more than a month in Chile
Finally in this diary from Chile I will, as before, try to write down a few summarising views and impressions from what we experienced during our 43...
Impressions from a month in Peru
What impressions do I have from a month in Peru? Like in Brazil and Ecuador we stayed in Peru approximately a month (32 days) and I would like to...
Machu Picchu and Christmas in Cuzco
Finally, one of the highlights of this South American journey was coming up. We were going to visit Machu Picchu. In addition we’re going to spend...
Cuzco and other Inca towns in southern Peru
Cuzco and other Inca towns was up next. Cuzco was the ancient capital of the once mighty Inca people, and was our first of several Inca towns in...
Lima, and the long journey to get there
This is about Lima, and the long journey to get there. After a month in Ecuador we returned to Peru. We spent two days nearly continuously on buses...
Impressions from a month in Ecuador
Read about my impressions from a month in Ecuador. 33 days in Ecuador was much more than we expected when we arrived here, not to talk of what we...
Towns and volcanoes south of Quito
After spending more than three weeks in the capital of Ecuador we turned south in the Andes Mountains to visit a string of mountain towns and...
A language course in Quito
We spent most of the following three weeks on an intensive Spanish language course in Quito, Ecuador, with a few breaks in between. This article is...
The first impressions of Quito
We crossed the border from Peru in the south and went straight to Quito. These are our first impressions of Quito: We immediately found Ecuador to...
Impressions from a month in Brazil
Impressions from Brazil: We have now been almost exactly a month in Brazil, thirty days more precisely. That is almost what we had planned or...