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Intricate carpets line the streets in Antigua during the Easter celebrations

Featured Holidays: Easter Festivals in Guatemala and Ecuador

  Discover the energy of a local Latin America celebration over the Easter holiday. Providing an insider’s look, these trips are designed coincide with Semana Santa and filled with spirituality, artistry and tradition. This year the Easter holiday lands on April 24th. Guatemala Easter Festival Antigua, Guatemala is home to the largest Easter celebration in the world in which the Passion, the Crucifix and the Resurrection of Jesus are commemorated. [...]

 

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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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Dancers in the Puno, Peru's Candelaria Festival

Peru Travel: February Welcomes the Virgin of Candelaria Festival in Puno, Peru

Starting early next week, the city of Puno, Peru is transformed for the Virgin of Candelaria Festival. Thousands of dancers and musicians fill the streets with sounds and fantastic costumes to fill the senses. The Virgin of Candelaria is the patron saint of Puno; this festival honors the saint with one of the regions most celebrated and elaborate festivals, bringing together two major Andean cultures: the Quechuas from the north, [...]

 

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Torres del Paine National Park

Strike Near Torres del Paine, Patagonia Comes to an End

Following an announcement last week from the Chilean government of a proposed 17% increase in natural gas expenses – protests broke out in the Magallanes region of Patagonia. Protests came to an end yesterday evening as the government and the people of Magallanes came to an agreement, finalizing the end of the strike. The new agreement limits the increase to 3%, and includes an additional increase of subsidies for poorer [...]

 

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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

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 park [...]

 

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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 [...]

 

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Alex with Adventure Life travelers, DeAnne and Simon Phillips, on the Cachiccata Trek in Peru

Meet Adventure Life Peru Guide, Alex Vereau

Some of our Peru travelers have already had a chance to meet Alex, one of our Peru guides. For those who have not it’s my pleasure to give a brief introduction. The Particulars: Alex has worked as a guide in Peru for the last 13 years — primarily leading trekking and cultural tours in Peru to some of most sought-after destinations in the region. Born in Lima, he spent his [...]

 

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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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Adventure Life's moms keep up their travels -- Mary takes the Twins to Africa

Adventure Life is Baby Friendly

    As part of Adventure Life’s policy, we welcome newborns in the office for the first 6 months to help make the transition back to work easier on Mom, Dad and baby … and budget! And believe-you-me, we’ve put it to good use. Our Adventure Life family continues to grow — sometimes, exponentially. For a while there it looked like pregnancy was contagious: four out of sixteen staff members [...]

 

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Adventure Life Sponsors a Holiday Party for Costa Rican Children

Adventure Life Sponsors a Holiday Party for Costa Rican Children

  Last month, Adventure Life teamed up with our partners in Costa Rica, to sponsor a holiday party for a group of Costa Rican children from the Turrubares Mountains. The following is from our friends in Costa Rica regarding a few details of the celebration. Looks and sounds like it was a delightful day. On November 28, 2009 Costa Rica Reps based in San Jose, Costa Rica teamed up with [...]