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    The Amazing Amaru Bioparque

    April 10, 2021 /No Comments

    If you enjoy hiking and love animals, Cuenca, Ecuador, has the perfect place for you. It’s the Amaru Bioparque. You can spend hours there, working your way up and down the side of a mountain as you visit hundreds of species of animals. Steve and I were delighted with Amaru Bioparque when we visited Cuenca in 2019. We spent a…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • Nighttime exterior view of the New Cathedral
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    12 Things You’ll Love Doing In Cuenca, Ecuador

    March 24, 2021 /No Comments

    In June 2019, we were planning our next stop after Quito, Ecuador, when a new name came up. Cuenca. We had never heard of it. We decided to give it a try because some of the places we have enjoyed the most are the ones we had never heard of. We are glad we did. After spending four weeks in…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • Mural of a stoned frog amongst flowers
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    Latin American Street Art to Fuel Your Wanderlust

    August 26, 2020 /No Comments

    Hello, fellow street art lover! Here are some of my favorite examples of street art from the ten months Steve and I spent in Latin America in 2019. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Perhaps you have seen some of these and they will bring back happy memories. Medellin, Colombia We loved this city of eternal…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • An obelisk and topiary letters B and A in Buenos Aires
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    10 More Things to Love About Buenos Aires

    July 18, 2020 /No Comments

    In the fall of 2019, we spent eight weeks in Buenos Aires. The original plan was to spend four weeks but we liked it so much we decided to stay longer. The positive side of not planning too far in advance. In a previous article titled “10 Things to Love About Buenos Aires” I talked about 10 things that we…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • A greenhouse in the Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
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    10 Things To Love About Buenos Aires

    May 5, 2020 /No Comments

    It was love at first sight. Within a day or two of arriving in Buenos Aires, we knew we wanted to stay longer than the four weeks we had planned. We ended up staying for eight weeks and we still didn’t want to leave. These are many reasons we fell in love with this amazing city and we think you…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • I heart Medellin sign at night
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    10 Things to Love About Medellin, Colombia

    January 19, 2020 /No Comments

    Are you looking for a city that will leave you impressed and inspired? Look no further than Medellin, Colombia. Yes, that Medellin. The city named the most dangerous in the world in 1988 by Time Magazine. The city that spawned Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. The city that remained dangerous even after the death of Escobar in 1993 due…

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    Linda Gerbec
  • The exterior of Iglesias de los Capuchinos at night
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    Visiting Cordoba, Argentina’s Second Largest City

    November 25, 2019 /2 Comments

    October 2019 found us in Cordoba, Argentina’s second-largest city. We had just spent two months in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital and most populous city. It was our favorite Latin American city so far. We wondered how Cordoba would compare. Cordoba didn’t steal our hearts the way Buenos Aires did. Even so, we had some good experiences and an awesome side…

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    Linda Gerbec
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    Is a Land-Based Galapagos Trip Right For You?

    June 15, 2019 /No Comments

    Have you dreamed of visiting the Galápagos Islands? I certainly did. It was right at the top of my bucket list. Then in the spring of 2019, Steve and I spent four weeks as land-based visitors to these famed islands.  This was one of our most anticipated and expensive trips to date. We had some memorable adventures, but overall, our…

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    Linda Gerbec

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