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Chichen Itza & Valladolid April 2017
Today we head inland to visit one of the largest Maya cities that ever existed: Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza translates to “At the mouth of
May 29, 2017
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Today we head inland to visit one of the largest Maya cities that ever existed: Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza translates to “At the mouth of
Leaving behind the old world charm of Cuba, we arrived in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for some ancient ruins, good food, sun and sea. We
Today we leave Havana for our long drive east to Trinidad located in central Cuba. En route we stopped in Santa Clara founded in 1689
After a two and half hour flight from Panama City, we arrived in Havana, Cuba. Cuba has forever been on my travel list and since
Churchill in northern Manitoba, Canada is also known as the “polar bear capital of the world” and was originally a Hudson Bay Company fur-trading post.
While Quebec City is the soul of French-Canadian culture, Montreal is the heart of commercial activities and named a Beta + world city. It has
Quebec City is the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is a little piece of Continental Europe being the oldest European settlement
I don’t think I could ever get enough of the beauty of Salar de Uyuni and it was sad to leave. We ventured on by
From Potosi, we drive south to Uyuni in Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometres, about the size
Sucre is located in the south-central part of Bolivia and is also known as Charcas, La Plata, and Chuquisaca. Nowadays, it is often referred to
After a wonderful 4 days at Titilaka on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, we moved on to the Bolivian side of the lake. We
After a long drive through the mountains of Colca Canyon, we arrived at Puno on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca spans from Peru
From Arequipa in Peru, we ventured onto Colca Canyon about 160 km to the northwest. Colca Canyon is said to be twice as deep as
Arequipa is a city in the southern coast of Peru surrounded by 3 volcanoes at an altitude of 2,380 meters. It is a short flight
The rain came back today and much heavier too. We were originally going to go to Buckskin Gulch but would be too dangerous in the
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