Dos Manos Travel Agency

Trips to Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay)

2010-08-27T22:42:47Z

A nice option for those who need to renew their tourist visa in Argentina, and for those who are looking for a nice day or weekend trip just outside Buenos Aires, is to cross the ‘Río de la Plata’ by ferry, and visit the city of Colonia, in Uruguay. The city of ‘Colonia del Sacramento’ [...]

Inca Trail to Machu Piccu Peru : Day 4

2010-06-18T22:32:46Z

The Inca Trail so far has been an incredible and wonderful experience (see other blog posts below). On day 4, we woke up very early this morning!! After a quick breakfast and a quick stop at the washrooms, we were off on our last leg of the trek to Machu Picchu! During the hike up [...]

Inca Trail Peru Day 3

2010-06-14T15:18:43Z

Today – the third day of the 4 day Inca Trail to the lost ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru – was supposed to be an easier day than yesterday. We started out early again this morning. Today we got to see a few more Inca archaeological sites than the last two days. In the [...]

Inca Trail Peru-Day 2

2010-06-09T21:02:26Z

Day 2 of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu started out with an early morning breakfast. Again, the food was delicious – fresh fruit, omelettes, toast, hot chocolate and porridge! After breakfast our guide introduced us to all the porters and we introduced ourselves to all of them and then got a great group photo. [...]

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu-Day 1

2010-06-08T21:33:21Z

On the first morning we left Cusco around 5am to start our 4 day trek through the Inca trail to Machu Picchu with Dos Manos travel agency. After driving a few hours through the beautiful landscape of the Sacred Valley we arrived at the entrance of the Inca trail in Ollantaytambo. The Inca trail trek [...]

Reasons to visit Mendoza and Salta

2010-05-11T14:46:11Z

While I am far from well traveled in the land of the Argentines, my time in Mendoza and Salta brought new depth to my experience in and understanding of South America. When it comes to Mendoza, I can tell you, everything you have heard is true. Yes, Mendoza is the wine capital of the world. [...]

Argentina: Sweeter in the South!

2010-06-04T15:09:22Z

Argentina is world-renowned for its fine wine and meat, offered to visitors at bargain-basement prices unimaginable in the north of the Americas or in Europe. While the quality of traditional Argentine foodstuffs is high throughout the provinces of this vast country, there are other items which vary dramatically with geographical location. For example, European visitors [...]

Tambopata Peru

2010-07-23T22:27:14Z

Tambopata National park in Peru is a beautiful green paradise, comprising 1.5 million acres of sub-tropical rainforest of the Madre de Dios and Puno regions. Tambopata is internationally acclaimed as one of the most bio-diverse areas on earth. It is particularly famous for its monkeys, giant river otters, black caimans, capibaras, tapirs and hundreds of [...]

Camping in Patagonia Argentina!

2010-03-01T18:11:47Z

A common ritual for many young Argentines on the back of completing their secondary school examinations, is a trip to the south of Argentina with nothing more than a carpa (or tent), mochila (back-pack) and a group of buenos amigos! This pilgrimage to the camping sites of Patagonia is, of course, not exclusive to young [...]

Beach bumming – in Patagonia Argentina!

2010-02-24T17:37:29Z

The lack of “quality” beaches is regularly identified by locals and tourists as one of the few absences in Argentina’s otherwise rich and diverse physical geography. While many porteños migrate to the coastal zones of Buenos Aires Province (Mar del Plata, Pinamar, Miramar etc.) during the exceptionally warm summer months of January and February, the [...]