Archive for Category: "South America"
Incan Tradition & Modern Cuisine: Culinary Travel in Peru
Whether in Cusco testing out infused pisco, in Lima for ceviche, trying piranha soup in the Amazon, or dining on guinea pig in the Sacred Valley, old becomes new in Peruvian kitchens. While many aspects of Incan culture remain a mystery, you can see the ancient culture’s influence on contemporary culinary traditions. Dishes and ingredients [...]
Peter Greenberg Worldwide–Buenos Aires–June 16, 2012
Peter travels to Argentina not just for the food or the people, but because it remains one of the great travel bargains in the world. The U.S. dollar is still king in Buenos Aires, which motivated Peter to choose the city for his Like a Local Michelin guidebook series. This past weekend, Peter went back [...]
Buenos Aires Like a Local & Peter’s Top 5 Argentina Tips
In just a couple of weeks, Peter Greenberg and Michelin will launch their Like a Local series, and we’re sharing an insider’s look at some of Peter’s local secrets. Check back next week for a different video from another Like a Local destination and watch Peter’s first Like a Local report from Miami and his [...]
Carnival Travel 2012: Business & Safety Concerns in Brazil After Police Strike
After recent police strikes, Brazil’s traditional Carnival celebration was in jeopardy. Editor Lily J. Kosner checks on travel safety at one of the world’s largest and costliest Carnivals and lays out what you need to know this year. Every year 4 million revelers, including 500,000 foreign travelers, head to Rio de Janeiro and until two [...]
Ask Peter: Peter Answers Your Travel Questions–1.7.12 Edition
Tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio (click here to find your local station or here to listen to the most recent podcast) each week to hear Peter solve callers’ travel problems and answer listeners’ questions. This week Peter offers advice on the best way to experience Machu Picchu, getting access to the Galapagos Islands, credit card insurance coverage, [...]
Peru’s Wilder Side: Go Beyond Machu Picchu to the Manu Biosphere
The mystical ruins of Machu Picchu are not the last undiscovered treasure in Peru. Lynn Langway reports from the Manu Biosphere Preserve, an unspoiled wilderness in the Southeastern Amazon basin that neither the Incas nor the Spanish ever conquered—and most travelers still miss. The red howler monkeys had barely finished roaring at the dawn when our [...]
Exploring Machu Picchu and Peruvian Amazon Cruises
Sometimes, a great adventure begins by finding something new. Other times, it comes from following the footsteps of history’s greatest adventurers. Melinda Newman heads to the Peruvian Amazon on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Machu Picchu and finds hidden rewards on and off Hiram Bingham’s historic path. Peru may be [...]
Colombia Travel: Musical Slideshow of Medellin
In the 1980s and 1990s, Medellín, Colombia, was synonymous with drug violence, with notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as its most famous resident. But today, almost two decades after the death of Pablo Escobar, crime has dropped dramatically and Colombia’s second-largest city is undergoing something of a renaissance. Get a glimpse of the new Medellín [...]
