| The Wonderful Creatures of The Galapagos | | | | of nine foot tall giants with big feet. He |
| Islands | | | | named the tribe the Patagons or big feet. |
| | | | It's paradise for the adventurous traveler |
| A wonder of creation, the Galapagos Islands | | | | with landscapes impossible to imagine. |
| have captured the imagination of poets and | | | | Highlights are whale watching in Puerto |
| biologists alike. Separated from the mainland | | | | Madryn, visiting Ushuaia (the southernmost |
| in the waters of Ecuador, evolution created | | | | city of the world) and hiking in Torres del |
| stunning endemic creatures such as the giant | | | | Paine national park. |
| tortoise and the sea iguana, animals found | | | | |
| only on the Galapagos. The most | | | | Machu Picchu - The Lost City of The Incas |
| groundbreaking work ever to be published | | | | |
| concerning evolution, "The Origin of | | | | Machu Picchu, the Lost city of the Incas, is |
| Species", was based on observations made on | | | | a mystical, sacred place. The ruins are one |
| the Galapagos Islands by Charles Darwin. | | | | of the most enigmatic and beautiful ancient |
| | | | ruins in the world. Rediscovered on July 24, |
| Lake Titicaca | | | | 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, |
| | | | Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in Quechua, |
| Lake Titicaca evokes a spiritual tranquility | | | | the language spoken by the Incas) was thought |
| and is the most beautiful lake I've ever | | | | to be a sanctuary for the preparation of |
| seen. It touches the clouds at an altitude | | | | priestesses and brides for the Inca nobility. |
| of 12.532 ft. (3.820 m.) with amazing dark | | | | The dramatic setting in a remote area of the |
| blue waters never seen before. Titicaca, the | | | | Peruvian Andes enhances the shroud of mystery |
| biggest freshwater lake of South America, | | | | even more. |
| lies on the borders of Bolivia and Peru and | | | | |
| hosts some wonderful islands such as "The | | | | Salar de Uyuni |
| Floating Islands" and "The Island of the | | | | |
| Sun". | | | | The big secret of South America is without |
| | | | doubt the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. It's the |
| Patagonia | | | | largest salt flat in the world, a staggering |
| | | | 4.025 square miles (10.500 square km.). The |
| Patagonia is without doubt one of the most | | | | beautiful Fish Island (Isla Pescada) gives a |
| mesmerizing places of the world. It | | | | wonderful contrast with the salt lake. The |
| encompasses the South of both Argentina and | | | | "salar" continues in the atacama desert, near |
| Chile. The name Patagonia stands for 'Land of | | | | the border of Chile, with geysers, the red |
| the Big Feet'. Legends say that discoverer | | | | and green lake, hot baths and a never ceasing |
| Ferdinand Magellan and his crew saw a tribe | | | | tranquility. |