Article Archive for February 2009
Quijos river is our #2 in the Top Ten most Exciting and Beautiful Rivers in Ecuador. A couple of weeks ago we took a group of eight “quiteños”, an hungarian and three american girls, to enjoy this unique experience rafting the Quijos river.
The Mira River is a challenging run in Ecuador. Barefoot Expeditions is the company that opened the route and the only on e that continues to run trips in that area.
El Chalten is a little town born in the early 1980s, located in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares in Argentina. It is an isolated town where everything (food, services) is a little more expensive than in bigger cities in Patagonia such as El Calafate or Río Gallegos. But fortunately you can find almost everything there.
Barefoot Expeditions organizes rafting in Quijos river, biking towards the cloud forest, hiking in the highlands of Papallacta, zip-lining in the cloud forest. Enjoy your carnival holidays
On december 27th I left Quito, I flew to Santiago de Chile, then took a 6 hour bus ride to Mendoza (Argentina), a beautiful city (considered the cleanest in the country).
The team composed by Nico Favresse (Belgium), Sean Villanueva (Belgium) and Ben Ditto (USA), reached the summit of the Paine Central Tower on Torres del Paine, Chile. This happened at the beginning of this month (February 2009) while I was there doing some mild hiking in comparisson.
Patagonia, a unique place, located in the southern hemisphere. It has isolated pamas, huge continental glaciers, wonderful granite walls, beautiful landscapes, a lot of options for outdoors activities (hiking, trekking, climbing, biking, fishing, rafting…). A must-go place for adventurers
The Quijos river is a class 4 located in the eastern Ecuadorian Andes slopes. High volume water, tall waves and a jungle-like scenery makes the Quijos run a must-do!
Come and join us this Sunday, February …
Carla Perez (26) has become the first Latin American woman to summit Aconcagua via the Southern face. Carla climbed with Esteban Mena (19) who is the youngest climber in history to reach the summit of Aconcagua via the Southern face . Congratulations!
