General Information about Ayahuasca
After being virtually ignored by Western civilization for centuries, there has been a huge surge of interest in Ayahuasca recently. There is a growing belief that it is a kind of ‘medicine for our times’, giving hope to people with ‘incurable’ diseases like cancer and HIV, drug addictions and inspiring answers to [...]

The hallucinogenic San Pedro cactus has been used since ancient times, and in Peru the tradition has been unbroken for over 3,000 years. The earliest depiction of the cactus is a carving showing a mythological being holding a San Pedro, and dates from about 1300 bc. It comes from the Chavín culture (c.1400-400 bce) and [...]

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC has been funded by Hugo Chavez according to Colombian president Alvaro Uribe and he said that he’ll seek criminal charges in an international tribunal against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for his alleged support of guerrillas in the region. Of course Chavez is sending troops [...]

Hi my partner and I are currently spending 7 weeks in Ecuador.
We have never been here before but my partner has done a lot of research over the last 10 years. As for myself I have only recently become interested when checking out the real estate in Ecuador.
We are from Western Australia so it [...]

Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of around 400,000, and is generally regarded as the most populous city in the world that cannot be reached by road. The only way in is by aeroplane or river boat.
 
In the 19th the city century was the centre of the rubber industry, [...]

If you want to take yourself to the extreme, nothing will get you there faster than gravity assisted mountain biking. Gravity assisted mountain bike tours have become more popular in the recent years, and the special on ABC’s Nightline about Bolivia’s Death Road has gotten even your grandma wondering what gravity assisted mountain biking is [...]

With the end of the Cold War, what ideological reason did the USA have for remaining in control both politically and economically in Latin America? It was all about money, big business and control. Some large multi nationals in the USA have bigger incomes than many countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Isn’t it [...]

In this context Ecuador in South America is a jewel to discover. Ecuador is a country with maybe the largest unexploited Touristic resources in all South America. Ecuador offers a lot of extremely interesting “Niche” Travel opportunities for the discerning traveler. This is especially true for Nature and Culture related topics. A few interesting options [...]

A note about aguardiente, often used for preparing plants.
Good aguardiente is clear and pure. Adulterated, it looks cloudy and is not good for making medicine, it will upset the stomach because water and chemical alcohol - which is sold in the pharmacy for cleaning wounds and is not intended for drinking - have been mixed [...]

Are you ready for the ultimate student group travel science trip? Then consider exploring the islands of the Galapagos, and let your students see for themselves the place where Charles Darwin formulated his theories of evolution.
The Galapagos Islands are a small archipelago of islands belonging to Ecuador in the western Pacific Ocean. The islands [...]