South America articles

Travel Tidbits
Travel Tidbits, September 2008 issue.

Relaxing in the Chilean beach town of Viña del Mar
Features, August 2008 issue.
by Nancy Tardy, Henderson, NV

Urubamba’s ‘old-world charm’
Travelers' Intercom, August 2008 issue.
My wife and I took a trip to Peru, Bolivia and Chile, Nov. 11-Dec. 22, 2007. I had traveled most of South America as a single young man more than 30 years earlier, and I wanted my wife, who had not been there, to experience the warmth of the people and their culture.

Cusco restaurants
Travelers' Intercom, August 2008 issue.
While vacationing in Cusco, Peru, April 23-May 17, 2008, and going to school there for Spanish lessons, I had opportunities to try many good restaurants. I am pretty convinced that it would be hard not to find a good meal in Cusco.

Hotel Elun in Frutillar, Chile
Accommodations Worldwide, July 2008 issue.
Hotel Elun (Camino a Punta Larga KM 02, Frutillar, CHILE; phone/fax +56 [65] 420055 or 420170, cell 09 346 7035, www.hotelelun.cl).

Insights from a cultural immersion program in Venezuela
Features, July 2008 issue.
by Jim Hendrickson, Lynden, WA

Southern South America & Antarctica
Travelers' Intercom, July 2008 issue.
A 45-day self-guided trip to southern South America and Antarctica that my wife, Shirley, and I took Dec. 31, 2007-Feb. 14, 2008, took a great deal of planning. I’d like to share some of the valuable lessons learned from this trip.

Chile’s Rose City
Travelers' Intercom, July 2008 issue.
Puerto Varas, or the City of Roses, in Chile, is just that, with rosebushes lining the streets, both in the median as well as along the curb. The setting with Osorno Volcano in the background is breathtaking.

Guaraní-Jesuit missions of Paraguay
Columns, June 2008 issue.
by Julie Skurdenis

Wine tasting in Chile
Travelers' Intercom, May 2008 issue.
My wife, Bonita, and I along with another couple in early 2007 booked the trip “Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords” with Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA) for January ’08. Since we all are wine lovers and enjoy Chilean wines, we also booked the pre-trip to Chile.