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The monkey puzzle - a little history
The monkey puzzle tree (araucaria) is an ancient species, believed to have been one of the main food sources for dinosaurs in the Jurassic period (150 million years ago), and therefore a possible reason for the evolution of the long, elegant necks of sauropod dinosaurs like Diplodocus. Much of the... Read more»
Spring Newsletter March 2019
Welcome to a spring roundup of Latin America news and staff travels. In this issue: Office news Staff reports: Sue in Peru and Hannah in the Galapagos Last Frontiers' Top Three: Travel books Your feedback: Chile, Brazil, and Mexico Office news It was lovely to see many of you at the recent... Read more»
Sue revisits Peru and stays in Explora Valle Sagrado
Peru has never failed to impress me, it was one of the first countries in Latin America I ever visited and with the combination of wonderful scenery, amazing Inca ruins, the steamy Amazon, welcoming people and good food too, I wasn’t going to decline the opportunity to return. In a country with such... Read more»
Galapagos - by land or sea?
Though I had been to Ecuador before, the Galapagos Islands had been a stretch too far for my backpacker budget, so when I was offered the chance to go on this trip I couldn't have been more thrilled. It is often said that visiting the Galapagos is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and now that I've be... Read more»
Autumn Newsletter November 2018
Welcome to our latest round-up of Latin America news and staff travels. In this issue: Staff reports: Hannah explores Costa Rica and Panama; Nikki heads off the beaten track in Argentina Your feedback: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil Upcoming events: Destinations Olympia Earlier this y... Read more»
Nikki heads off the beaten track in Argentina
I was very excited to be able to do a road trip around the Iberá wetlands of north-east Argentina recently, having never spent time in this area before. With a love of nature, of the unknown and of discovering new, out of the way places, this was the perfect trip for me. Covering more than 1.3 milli... Read more»
Hannah explores Costa Rica and Panama
As an adventure-seeker and outdoor enthusiast, Costa Rica has long been on my list of places to explore so when the opportunity arose to visit in April, I jumped at the chance. What began as a 10-day trip soon became almost 3 weeks when my flight home got overbooked and I had to stay a bit longer -... Read more»
Summer Newsletter August 2018
Welcome to our round-up of Latin America news and staff travels. In this issue: Staff reports: Hannah goes green in Costa Rica; Emily visits Belize and Guatemala Your feedback: Peru, Galapagos, north-west Argentina Upcoming events - Henley and London Hannah spent two weeks in Panama and Costa... Read more»
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