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August 3rd, 2010 - 4:00 pm § in Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Tips & Resources

Part I: Traveling Peru, Lonely Planet Style

Traveling South America can be overwhelming because you have to be ready for anything. Flexibility is key. Prepare yourself for broken down buses with no heat, no means of communication, shady bargain prices, and cross your fingers for relatively smooth, low hassle travel. I flew one-way from Santia[...]

March 17th, 2010 - 1:48 pm § in Around Town, Colombia, Tips & Resources

Working in the Barrios

Celeste’s fantastic post about favela tourism got me thinking about the differences between visiting and working with favelas (or barrios de invasion as they’re generally known in Colombia). One of the things that I most love about volunteering for Kiva in Barranquilla is that I’m in a city [...]

March 16th, 2010 - 7:01 pm § in Around Town, Brazil, Good Ideas

Favela Tourism: Harmful or Helpful?

When I told people I was going on a favela tour in Rio de Janeiro, I received a lot of strange looks. After all, those aren’t two words you often hear together. Reactions ranged from, “Why would you want to do that?” to “They are just people living in a different situation. W[...]





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