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Children from the Guarani Community Kagui Pora

Adventure Life Grant Project: La Gurisada y el Monte

Adventure Life, Yacutinga Lodge and Kallpa T.O. (our local Argentina travel partner) have come together to fund and facilitate a series of environmental education workshops for the Guarani Community Kagui Pora from Argentina’s Comandante Andresito. The workshops are specifically designed for the children of the Kagui Pora Community. The curriculum is fun, hands-on and addresses the environmental issues facing the Paranaense Forest and the Guarani’s home. Overcome by agriculture and [...]

 

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Kayaking in the Amazon

Forbes Lists Galapagos, Mexico and Amazon in 10 Endangered Places to See Now

Forbes just came out with a list of “10 Endangered Places to See Now” that includes some of Adventure Life travelers’ most sought-after regions: the Amazon rainforest, Galapagos Islands, and U.S.-Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert — the largest in North America. It is not surprise to see these regions make an endangered places list. In the Amazon, deforestation is a constant treat to both the flora and fauna, as well as the [...]

 

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Scarlet Macaws at Tambopata

Travel Video: The Tambopata National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDR6E9hCUjY&w=640&h=480] Adventure Life travelers, Greg and Bridget Litten, share with us a bit of their Amazon adventures in Peru’s Tambopata National Reserve. The Tambopata National Reserve (TNR) is part of a 3.7 million acre reserve in southeastern Amazonian Peru. It protects the biological diversity of the entire watersheds of the Tavara and the Candamo Rivers and most of the watershed of the Tambopata River. The motivations and the design [...]

 

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Adventure Lifers hang out with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands

Adventure Life Travelers and Galapagos Conservation

As of February 2012, Adventure Life travelers have raised over $83,000 for conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. Those are impressive numbers – you should be proud of yourself, I know I sure am! These monies where raised through our Galapagos Traveler-Funding program; a program we launched with IGTOA (International Galapagos Tour Operators Association) in 2006. Here’s where your dollars went in 2011: CDF (Charles Darwin Foundation) received a total [...]

 

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A Huaorani guide shows us how hunters call a toucan

Featured Trip: Huaorani EcoLodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon

  New for 2012, Adventure Life’s 7-day Huaorani EcoLodge trip is designed to immerse travelers in the people and environments of the Amazon. Trip includes multiple hikes, waterfall excursion, Amazon camping, visits with Huaorani community and 4 to 6 hour sea kayaking excursions on the twisted Shiripuno River. Accommodations at the Hauoarni Lodge and campsite are comfortable but basic. An all round cool adventure in the Amazon, but that’s only [...]

 

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357 dead sharks found on board illegal fishing vessel - photo courtesy of the Galapagos National Park

Galapagos Travel: Illegal Fishing Vessel Caught in the Galapagos

Earlier this week the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian Navy seized a boat that was illegally fishing in Galapagos Islands marine reserve — the boat was longline fishing in the protected waters for sharks and swordfish. Sadly, 357 dead sharks were found on board the boat. The species found were: 286 bigeye thresher, 22 blue sharks, 40 Galapagos sharks, 6 hammerhead sharks, 2 tiger sharks, and 1 mako shark. [...]

 

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Sullivan celebrates Cinco de Mayo by riding to work in style

Perfect Participation for Bike Walk Bus Week!

Well, we made it to our office goal of 100% perfect participation for Bike Walk Bus Week! In case you missed it, we are kicking off a Spring with a citywide celebration of healthy transportation. Businesses across town compete to see who can have the most employees commute sustainably during the week. Along with that there are several discounts and giveaways from local stores if you show up on foot, [...]

 

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A capuchin monkey in the Amazon

Adventure Life and Rainforest Alliance in the Amazon

  Adventure Life continues to grow our partnership with the Rainforest Alliance. Our current project is the “Conservation Alliances for Economic Viability”– a very academic title for a very promising initiative. The goals of this USAID approved project include the preservation of at least 200,000 hectares of Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador — combined with training and technical assistance to four community-owned lodges located in or adjacent to protected areas. The [...]

 

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Getting closer as the clouds move in, Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador

New Ecuador Service Projects Tours Combine Great Adventure With Giving Back

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7H9rWwnc4E] Our new Cotopaxi Group Service projects in Ecuador combine the best worlds of travel — some excellent adventure, along with the opportunity to give back to the people and places that provide such amazing memories. In other words, a simple way to say thanks. In Ecuador’s Cotopaxi National Park and Condor Biosphere, you’ll ride, hike and bike for a little multisport adventure. Then roll up your sleeves to help [...]

 

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The Giant Tortoise - A Galapagos Superstar

Galapagos Cruise Update: 15 Day Cruise Itineraries in the Galapagos

Earlier this year, the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) issued a notice to all Galapagos boat operators that they must start operating 15-day itineraries. Original announcements stated all boats would adhere to the new 15-day itineraries as early as Feb. 1, 2011 — later reports pushed the official effective date to Jan. 1, 2012 to allow more lead time for boats to make changes. With the changes already on the [...]