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Ecuador recipe: Marco's Locro Soup
Our guide in Ecuador, Marco Toscano, shared this recipe for Locro soup with us. Enjoy! Ingredients: 10 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and cut into large and small squares 2 tablespoons canola oil or butter 1 white onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons cumin (if required) 1 teaspoon... Read more»
Brazilian wildlife and adventure - Bonito and the Pantanal
So there I was snorkelling down a crystal-clear river through virgin forest, capuchin monkeys in the trees, shoals of coloured fish all around when suddenly the fish scatter as a giant river otter breaks the water to my right - wow! Such is Bonito in southern Brazil, a picturesque area of forested h... Read more»
Paraguay - Into the heart of South America
In September, I was invited to Asunción to take part in a conference to promote tourism to Paraguay, one of South America's most overlooked countries. Landlocked and surrounded by the giants of South American tourism, Brazil and Argentina (not forgetting Bolivia of course!), Paraguay, economy boomin... Read more»
Uruguay - Countryside, Coast and Works of Art
As one of the smallest countries in South America, I was not really sure what to expect from my trip to Uruguay. Compared to its neighbours Brazil and Argentina, little is heard about it this side of the Atlantic. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the tourist industry is thriving and the Urugua... Read more»
Undiscovered Argentina - Oli in Misiones and Ibera
My first trip with Last Frontiers saw me jetsetting off to the north-eastern provinces of Misiones and Iberá in Argentina. The focus of my trip was to investigate the development of tourism in this relatively undeveloped region. Yerba Mate (a popular Argentine tea), tobacco and pine are the three ma... Read more»
Last Frontiers Newsletter #18 April 2011
Welcome to the latest news from Last Frontiers, with our most recent travelling adventures. Our two newest recruits, Oli and Claire (pictures and bio on our Team page), have got their first few months with us off to a flying start with an amazing trip each to South America. In this issue: | Jungle... Read more»
Jill in the Copper Canyon
I started my trip on the peninsula of Baja California, a thin strip of barren desert land in the Pacific ocean, to the west of Mexico's mainland. Most of the hotels here are incredibly luxurious and built in keeping with the stark landscape in stunning modern style and with beautiful decoration. Thi... Read more»
Waterfalls and moai - Claire in Lima, Iguassu and Easter Island
At the end of March I flew on a whistle-stop tour of South America, inspired by new LAN flight routes from Lima to Iguassu, and also Lima to Easter Island. In Lima, I visited the Pachacamac ruins (‘Creator of the world’ in Quechua). Pacha Camac was the deity worshipped on this site by the Ichma be... Read more»
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