Bariloche is known for its access to great hiking, mountain biking and its delicious local chocolates. Now you know why it was high on our list for Argentina. When we left Pucon to cross the mountains back into Argentina we didn’t expect a miracle with the weather, but we did expect things to be different [...]
Finding Inspiration
October 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
We wanted to go to Salta for three reasons: 1) mountain biking, 2) whitewater kayaking and 3) to meet an American blogger friend and her family. We quickly found out reasons #1 and #2 weren’t going to happen. The guy who ran the mountain bike company was on “vacation” until the following week, and the [...]
Big Foot Tour Operator (Cusco, Peru)
September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Recommended by our guidebook we booked our Salkantay Trail trek through Big Foot Operators mostly because they were the only ones recommended by the guidebook that got back to our online requests for information. Very responsive to our initial inquiries and questions via email, we realized we were paying more than the normal rate, but [...]
Galaxia Expeditions (Huaraz, Peru)
September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Llangaduco- Santa Cruz 4d/3n This is an incredible trek. Although the hike goes through a pass at almost 4800m, it is a relatively easy trek, with the last two days being down hill. The trek could be easily compressed into three days or two long days. That being said, we lacked the necessary camping equipment [...]
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