2019 Guide to Huanchaco, Peru What makes Huanchaco a popular tourist attraction? Huanchaco is a relaxed small fishermen and surfers town north/west of Trujillo, in the north of Peru. In this article, I would like to explain what’s so special about this coastal town. Huanchaco is not a particularly pretty town. North of the pier much of the beach has been lost to coastal erosion. Thankfully South of the pier it remains unaffected. No, the attraction of Huanchaco is not visual. The appeal of Huanchaco comes from its location, history, culture, peacefulness, fresh seafood and strong, consistent waves for surfing. This attractive mix makes Huanchaco one of the best stops for travelers in the north of Peru! History of Huanchaco:
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Healthcare while traveling in Ecuador Peru Bolivia Practical information about your health during your travels in South America Visiting new places means that your body has to get used to new surroundings, colder, warmer (stronger sunshine), higher altitude and different food than it is used to. For everyone this can mean something different. Some people adapt quick, others need more time, but in the end almost everyone gets used to their new surroundings. The most important thing is that you listen to your body. Take it easy the first few days and let your body slowly adapt to the new things you eat and the new surrounding you are. Be also careful with using strong medicine against diarrhea like lopromide.
14 Quick Travel Safety Tips to Travel Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia These safety tips will help you to prevent many potential problems during your travels in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia Our first important travel safety tip is not to worry too much while traveling. A careful but relaxed mindset will already prevent most problems. Read also our separate articles with extended information and tips about safety in Peru and safety in Ecuador. 1- Make pictures Before you go traveling, it can be very useful to make photos of your most important documents and send them to your mailbox, in case you get stolen from everything. If you arrive in a new country it is also useful to make a copy
Traveling with Disabilities in South America If you love to travel, but have a disability and/or special medical condition, please don’t think that you will not be able to travel. With the right preperation and experienced local help you might be able to reach places you handn’t imagined, like Inca Citadel Machu Picchu. To start with your preperations we can highly recommend having a look at the following website: More info about travelling with a Disability/ Medical condition On this website you can find information about: – Travelling with a wheelchair – Travelling with Cancer – Travelling with a heart condition – Travelling with someone with dementia – Travelling with high blood pressure / hypertension – Travelling abroad after a
Volunteer Work in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia Recommendations to find Volunteer work If you look on the internet you can see that ‘volunteer work’ is growing fast in popularity and many tour agencies have noticed this. Even big tour operators now offer 3 weeks Peru, during which their customers can see the highlights of the country and do a few days of volunteer work… You can argue that even a few days of help is better than no help, but our experience with sustainable volunteer work is that you already need several days to actually get to know the job. Our biggest complain however is that several travel agencies offer volunteer work to earn more money. Volunteer work is becoming
Amazon Jungle Info This post provides you with more information about the western Amazon Rainforest, including: Madidi National Park Beni Biosphere Reserve and Serere Sanctuary in Bolivia Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, close to Iquitos, Peru Manu (Biosphere) Reserve Tambopata Candamo Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park in Peru Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve and Yasuni National Park in Ecuador Madidi National Park Was created in 1995. Officially The PN (Parque Nacional) and IMNA (Integrated Management Natural Area) Madidi covers 18,957.5 km2 (1,895,740 ha, or 4,5000,000 acres) of which 12,715 km² come under the heading of National Park and 6,242.5 km² are categorized under the Integrated Management Natural Area. This area ranges from the Amazonian lowlands of the rivers Heath and Tuichi, at 200
Which Amazon Tour to Choose? A Comparison between the Manu, Tambopata, Iquitos, Madidi and Cuyabeno Amazon Reserves It is difficult to describe exact what the differences are between these nature Reserves in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. The nature is very diverse and never the same and impressions can be different depending on weather, season, month, day or even seconds between spotting or not spotting that jaguar that just crossed the river bank. At a recent survey in October 2011 done with the support of National Geographic they discovered 19 different jaguars in the Madidi reserve! All National Reserves or Parks have in common that they are home to many different mammal species, including different monkey species, cats, capybara’s and more.
Do you need to take Spanish lessons before traveling to Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia? Although you don’t really need to be able to speak Spanish when you book an organized tour with us, we would like to recommend you to be able to understand and speak at least a few words. Speaking already some Spanish will really improve the authentic experience of your visit to Latin America. If you want to do volunteer work it is often even required to speak minimal a basic level of Spanish. Below we offer two options to learn Spanish, depending on how intensive you would like study. The first: If you don’t have much time to study, or don’t really like to study from
Information about Tours to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia With 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi), this Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat! It is located in the southwest Altiplano (High Plain) of Bolivia at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 feet) above sea level. Scientific history: The Salar de Uyuni is part of the Altiplano a high plateau, with an average altitude higher than most peaks in the Alps and Rockies. The Altiplano formed when the tectonic plates of Nasca and the Antarctic moved underneath the South American continental plate, creating in the North the Andes Mountain Range and in the South two Andean ridges flanking a mostly flat, high basin. The plateau includes fresh and
