Christmas traditions and festivities in Colombia
Customs across Colombia vary from region to region, but in general this is how people from this party-crazy country celebrate the festive season.
Christmas Lights - Alumbrados
Houses, apartments, churches, office buildings, streets, parks and gardens up and down the country are lit up …
Top ten manmade structures in Latin America
Here is a list of some of the most incredible, artificial structures in Latin America.
1. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A formidable, open-armed Christ overlooking the bays, beaches, and hills of Rio is one of the most iconic images …
The Night Clubs and Bars in Santiago de Chile
The Chilean culture is very different from the rest of South America, they party until it’s broken up or they have found something better that came along throughout the night. If you haven’t experienced coming home or to your hotel …
Fall in love with Oaxaca, Mexico
Trust me, there is plenty to fall in love with in Oaxaca. First, erase every stereotype of Mexico that may be floating around in your head-drug violence, dusty desert, whatever it may be. Then, think thriving, cultured, small colonial town …
Start-Up Chile: helping to Build Ailola Latino
Part of Ailola Latinos funding comes from Start-up Chile, a governmental organization that attracts early stage, high-potential entrepreneurs. It’s an elite group selected to prosper and develop as it goes global.
Start-Up Chile started by selecting 22 individuals from 14 countries …
Pack Smarter on Your Next Trip: The Adventurer
You know who you are. You probably don’t have a permanent mailing address, use duct tape to fix everything, sleep in your car, and have a working list of ‘projects.’ Whether your goal is to bag peaks, make a first …
Pack Smarter on Your Next Trip: The Backpacker
First things first: where are you going and how do you want to spend the majority of your time? A traveler covering all of South America will obviously pack differently than someone heading to the Amazon jungle for 6 months. …
Hidden Costs in South America
For anyone traveling for the first time in South America, there can be many small, unexpected costs. Here are a few observations and tips from my personal travel experience that I hope you find helpful.
The Small Stuff
The first thing that …
Stay Healthy While Traveling in Latin America
Staying healthy throughout your travels isn’t difficult, but it does take a few proactive moves and diligence when you are in country. I’ve put together a few key points to consider based on my personal travel experiences.
Vaccinations
I like to start …
La Blanca Mayan Ruins in Guatemala
Spanish researchers from the University of Valencia are doing all they can to keep up with excavations of Mayan ruins in the highlands of Guatemala, but discoveries of new ruins are rapidly outpacing the pace of excavation and research that …