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One of Easter Islands' famous Moai: LAN airlines offers new ways of traveling to Easter Island from Lima, Peru

LAN Airlines New Direct Flights Make Custom Trips Easier and More Affordable

UPDATE 10/28/10: As of Oct 28 (interestingly enough one day after I posted this article) LAN announced flights from Lima to Iguazu will now go through Foz do Iguazu International Airport (IGU, Brazil) replacing the original published operation from LIM-IGR in Argentina. Still totally doable — but now many travelers (including US travelers) will be required to purchase a visa for Brazil. LAN airlines recently announced new direct flights from [...]

 

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Just in time for the holidays. Win $1000 of prAna gear for you and a friend

Contest is now closed – Dec. 12, 2010. But check back to our Facebook page on a regular basis. We’re always finding ways to reward our fans. Share us with your Facebook friends and win! Enter our sweepstakes for a chance for you and a friend to WIN $1000 of prAna gear. Just our way to say thank you for helping spread a little adventure with the Facebook folks. Why [...]

 

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Our friend Milgros takes her son Bruno trekking in Peru's Ausangate

Family Travel Tip: Solo Parent Traveling with Child

In the recent years, it has become more and more common for border officials to exercise caution when they encounter a child traveling with just one birth parent. So if you are traveling as a solo parent with your child and another legal guardian/parent for your child is staying in the US, it is a very good idea to obtain “Permission to Travel” letter — a notarized letter from that [...]

 

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Quito, Old Town

Ecuador Travel and Protest Update: Things are quickly returning to normal

Oh what a difference a day makes! I know it is tough to find a lot of accurate and updated information out there on just what is currently happening in Ecuador. I am happy to report that, after a pretty stressful and tense yesterday, it appears the worst is over and things today have returned to normal and stability. All commercial and banking activities are taking place – although schools [...]