Usha's Odyssey

From Ecuador and the Galápagos, we finally arrived in Lima, the last stretch of our long South American journey. By then, South America no longer felt unfamiliar—it felt lived in. The rhythm of travel had settled into us,  and yet Peru brought a different kind of anticipation. It carried the weight of history. Peru is a country in western South America, known for its diverse geography including the Andes mountains, Amazon rainforest, and Pacific coast; its rich history as the

Chile is a country located on the Pacific coast of South America. From Peru downwards it goes to the tip of S.America on West coast. We had already been to SA earlier . On our first  visit we went to Brazil  and Argentina as those are the two countries where conference was organised. We jumped at the opportunity to go to SA.  Thinking we may never go again we included Equador as we wanted to visit Galapagos. And we also went to Peru to visit  Machupichu,  another big attracti

When we went to South America for a conference in Brazil and Argentina – Iguazu water fall, Galapagos and Machu Picchu – were high on our...

This was our second visit to South America in 2006. We were again in S. America for a conference – divided between Chile and Argentina. My husband since he was attending a meeting was given a Visa to enter both Chile and Argentina only once. While for me as a tourist I could enter multiple times. If you look at the map below Chile and Argentina run parallel to each other going south. It would have been so nice if we could crisscross but that was not to be. Lake District We c

We had gone to Brazil and Argentina for cardiology conference  way back in 1993. The journey was very long and tiring. Reaching Brazil...