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Travelers visit breeding centers for giant tortoises in the Galapagos, and meet some of the newest residents. Photo by Alicia Cruz

Galapagos Travel: After 40 Years, Giant Tortoises back on Pinta Island

In late May 2010, thirty-nine giant tortoises were released onto the Galapagos’ Pinta Island. Called the “Pinta Project 2010“, the release and monitoring of the tortoises is definitely a team effort that includes Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, the Galapagos Conservancy, Galapagos National Park, State University of New York, and the Huston Zoo. Pinta Island has not seen tortoises on its shores for nearly 40 years, when the last known Pinta [...]

 

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Trekking in Argentina's Fitz Roy Range

Patagonia Lowdown: Low Elevation South America Treks

  South America’s Andes are the world’s longest continental mountain range, stretching 4300 miles long the west coast of the continent. Starting in Venezuela, the Andes extend through Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, reaching its highest peak, Cerro Aconcagua, in Argentina at a breathtaking 22,841 feet. Missoula, in Montana’s Rockies — where I rest my head at the end of the day — is at about 3200 ft [...]

 

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Protesters places rocks on the streets to prevent traffic. Photos courtesy of CNR

Update on Strikes and Peru Travel

    Update June 23, 2010: Over the weekend, strikes came to an end, and things have returned to normal. Over the past ten days, there have been 3 strikes in the Cusco-Machu Picchu region that have disrupted the transportation systems, requiring Adventure Life to adjust itineraries for our travelers in the region. After eleven years of providing trips in Peru, we are certainly no strangers to strikes, which occur [...]

 

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Giant Tortoise - the Galapagos' namesake

Galapagos Wildlife: Charles Darwin Foundation Releases the Ultimate Wildlife Checklist

      Following an intense two years of research, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) has recently released their Galapagos Known Species Checklist. Teachers, students, scientists, travelers and wildlife enthusiasts in general are encouraged to download and utilize the comprehensive list to further understand the delicate environment of the Galapagos. While this list is just phase one of an ongoing project to fully understand and categorize the known species in [...]

 

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Sea kayaking in Alaska near Dawes Glacier

Marissa Captures her Alaska Adventure Cruise on Video

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJ6MXK2B38] Continuing my love affair with Alaska, I’m living vicariously through Adventure Lifer, Marissa, and this short clip of her adventures in Alaska. In mid-May, Marissa spent a week in the famous panhandle. Spreading her time between hiking to caves, a camping trip, taking a polar plunge, and sea kayaking in one of the last remaining frontiers, her home-base for her Alaska voyage was the 49-passenger expedition vessel, Wilderness Discoverer. [...]