Travel Blogs South America

Cuzco is the historical capital of Peru and located in the southeathern part of the country. The ancient ruins you'll find in the Cuzco Region are part of the ancient Inca Empire and are World Heritage Listed.

We went to Cuzco for several days and got the chance to visit some of these ancient ruins in the towns of Sacsayhuaman, Pisac and Ollantaytambo.

It might take a while to climb the enormous stairs of the old ruins in Ollantaytambo but once you're at the top it's so worth it! The view is amazing with this ancient valley beneath you.

In Pisa we also visited...

From Puno in Peru we went on a boat trip over lake Titicaca where we saw the floating islands. These islands are made out of bamboo and so are the little houses constructed on these floating panels.

The Titicaca Lake is situation on the borderline between Bolivia and Peru and is one of higest commercially navigable lakes in the world. While the westen part of the lake lies in the...

From La Paz in Bolivia we travelled to Rurrenabaque to explore the jungle! Our initial plan was to fly between La Paz and Rurrenabaque but we ended up in a 4wd which wasn't too bad at all because the scenery is fantastic.

Just travel along the Death Road and that's no made up name..Eventhough the route was pretty tricky I have to admit its a true scenic drive with beautiul views...

The Brazilian Favelas in Rio de Janeiro are known as one of the worlds most poor and dangerous places and visiting a neighbourhood in this area is probably not the safest tourist attraction on the market.

The only way to visit the Favelas is by tour and always accompanied by a professional guide. Usually the gangs in ghetto's like the Favelas get paid by the tour agency to keep quiet...

Welcome to paradise! Pipa Beach or Praia de Pipa is one of the best places to visit in Brazil simply because it's sooooo beautiful.

Pipa Beach is located near the city of Natal in the State of Rio Grande do Norte.

Being a village of fishermen Praia de Pipa has a strong bound with the ocean which continues to grow today with the arrival of surfers and backpackers loving this...