Articles by Gary Sargent
7 Tips And Tricks To Make The Most Of Your Money On A Latin America Vacation -
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Gary Sargent
The last thing you want after returning from a relaxing Latin American vacation is to feel the veins throbbing on your forehead when you see your bank statement. Hidden travel costs and charges are around every corner waiting to slap you, but with a bit...
Peru Vacation Horror Stories and How To Avoid Them -
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Gary Sargent
To paraphrase, "It Happens". If you are traveling independently things won't always go according to plan on your Peru vacation and often the best you can hope for is that the disaster happens to someone else. However, you can always reduce your chances of being...
The Colombian Myth Exposed - No Longer A Vacation Danger -
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Gary Sargent
Johnny Depp waits, nervously sweating in the mid-day heat of the Colombian jungle. Hovering behind each shoulder is a heavily armed guard, ready to put a bullet in him. Across the square where he's standing two men are talking. One of them gestures in desperation,...
4 Peru Souvenier Ideas To Delight Your Friends and Family -
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Gary Sargent
A Peru vacation may seem like a nice time, but really it's a high pressure situation. Waiting for you back at home are your loved ones; you know if you return empty-handed you'll be confronted by ill-concealed looks of disappointment. Friends and family need souvenirs....
5 Things You Must do In Medellin, Colombia -
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Gary Sargent
If you're either looking for options for a Colombia vacation or are trying to decide where to go for a Latin America vacation, you'll be delighted with your decision to visit Medellin. However, Medellin is a Colombia destination that is commonly know for a lack...
Vacation Spots in the Sacred Valley Near Cusco, Peru -
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Gary Sargent
If you are looking for places to visit in Peru that have been relatively unaffected by modern development and are not too far from main tourist destinations then one of the best places to visit is the Sacred Valley. This lovely valley only 45 minutes...
Peru Vacations - How To Get Into A Conversation About Sports In Peru -
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Gary Sargent
As with many countries, Peru holds its top atheletes in high esteem. Every major bank wants them to endorse their products, and you'll frequently see a toned athelete sitting uncomfortably in the spotlight on television, being interviewed by a selection of cheery presenters. If you're...
Wine In Chile - 4 Recommendations For Your Chile Wine Tour -
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Gary Sargent
Searching for a cultured and relaxing way to visit a country, a wine tour is an excellent option. Unfortunately, few places in the world offer growing conditions suitable to sustain a wine industry extensive enough that you can tour. With the exception of Chile, that...
Places in Peru You've Never Heard of -
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Gary Sargent
You are planning a Peru vacation, but you don't want to go where everybody else does. Yes, Machu Picchu is an obvious choice, yes you can visit Colca Canyon to see Condors and yes, the Nazca lines are fantastic. But what about the lesser-known parts...
Handicrafts in Cusco and Puno -
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Gary Sargent
A visit to any market or museum in Peru will demonstrate the great assortment of crafts and textiles, many of which come from the Cusco and Puno highlands areas. They are the result of centuries of historical development, with pre-Hispanic shapes abounding and merged with...
Ancient Peru - The Moche Civilization -
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Gary Sargent
Around the time of Christ, the northern Peruvian Cupisnique culture was in decline as the Moche civilization began to gather pace. These civilizations merged together over this time period and retained the name of the Moche, after the river of the same name in Northern...
Peruvian Music and Instruments -
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Gary Sargent
The music of Peru is based on sounds from the musical roots of this ancient Andean country combined with the influences of Spanish colonial period music. There are many varieties of Peruvian music including coastal Peruvian music, traditional music from the highlands, and Peru Negro...
Peruvian Coastal Deserts - The Sechura and the Atacama -
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Gary Sargent
Peru is a country of extremes, extremes in culture, language, history, architecture, flora, fauna and most noticeably, landscapes. Over half the country is Amazon Jungle, you have the spine of the mighty Andes mountains and finally the thin coastal strip of desert running the whole...
The Galapagos Islands - 6 Conservation Precautions For Your Galapagos Vacation Package -
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Gary Sargent
Its time to go to the Galapagos Islands! Your tour operator has got your flights booked from Quito or Guayaquil and the yachts and cruise ships are waiting ready to take you between the Islands for the trip of a lifetime. You'll be seeing some...
The Paucartambo Festival - Peru's Best Kept Secret -
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Gary Sargent
If you have booked, or are researching, a Peru tour to discover the delights of the country, be sure to try to include the Paucartambo Festival. This festival, held in July each year, is a celebration of worship of the Virgin of Carmen, the patron...
Responsible Tourism - Visit The Path Less Travelled -
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Gary Sargent
It is no great surprise that globally, many well-known tourist sites are being damaged by the increasing numbers of tourists. The ancient hilltop fort of Jaisalmer in India is straining to bear the demands of 300,000 tourists annually with an antique sewerage system. Once autonomously...
The Best Beaches in Peru -
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Gary Sargent
The Inca and Colonial history of Peru in South America is famous worldwide. Peru is known as the home of the potato, and the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru's more than 1,800 miles of western coastline along the Pacific Ocean generally do not...
Is Your Next Vacation Destination Dangerous - 6 Ways To Check -
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Gary Sargent
A brief glance at the international news is often enough to persuade you to stay inside and lock your doors, let alone leave the borders of your own country. Volcanoes exploding in Guatemala, earthquakes flattening Haiti, Mexican drug wars, military coups in Honduras, viruses sweeping...
Eva Peron - The Princess Diana of Argentina? -
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Gary Sargent
The latest news about the return of the famous Broadway musical Evita with Ricky Martin in a starring role has the entertainment press whipped into a frenzy. However, many of us are still wondering who Evita is, what she did, and why she deserves her...
Soccer in Argentina - Who is Maradona and Why Does He Divide Opinion? -
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Gary Sargent
As the Soccer World Cup unfolds, it's very difficult to ignore the Argentinians. If not for being the only national squad with two victories in the group stage so far, their progress is shouted from the rooftops at press conferences and interviews by their colourful...
