South America

Visiting the lost city of the Incas

Terraced hillsides step downward from the city's walls and courtyards   Understandably, Machu Picchu regularly rests atop the various bucket lists of worldwide travelers published by magazines and websites.  Its iconic images of a 'lost world' resting high in the...

A Peruvian village offers rest to its warriors

A young boy in Ollantaytambo peered down an alley as we passed On Saturday, we visited Ollantaytambo, where we caught our train to Machu Picchu. This village name means resting place for a warrior and high above us on the mountainsides were terraces and garrisons...

A rousing welcome in Cusco, Peru

This fountain honors an Incan king in a city square of Cusco near our meeting site I'm in Peru with Tourism Cares for a restoration project at Cusco's Mercado Central de San Pedro park, where we'll be removing grafitti, painting its walls and planting flowers in old...

Sailing for Montevideo

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 16 & 17 — We enjoyed two...

A clear day in Rio

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 20 & 21 — When you get...

Buenos Aires: A tour and a tango

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 19 — When we arrived in...

Exploring English islands

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 15 — As we reached Stanley, in the...

Penguins at Punto Arenas

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 12 — We joined most...

Chilean Fjords

Guest bloggers Russ and Susan Rosenberry are owners of Islands in the Sun Cruises and Tours. You can find the original blog from their 2008 cruise around South American here, or visit the company's website at www.crus-sun.com.   Dec. 9 & 10 "“ Two sea days...

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