Tagged: UNESCO World Heritage

A very typical street in Getsemani: here's how we enjoyed the World Heritage listed colonial city of Cartagena in Colombia. Wandering the streets, eating the food, and seeing the historical sites.

How we Enjoyed Cartagena, our Last Stop in South America

How we enjoyed the World Heritage listed colonial city of Cartagena in Colombia. Wandering the streets, eating the food, and seeing the historical sights.

Overlanding in Brazil: Our Favourite Country This Trip

Overlanding in Brazil: our summary of safety, road conditions and tolls, overnight camping, sights, supplies, and other topics relevant to overlanders.

Overlanding in Uruguay: our summary of road conditions, road tolls, safety, overnight camping, supplies, and other topics relevant to overland travellers.

Overlanding in Uruguay: a Small but Inviting Country

Overlanding in Uruguay: our summary of road conditions, road tolls, safety, overnight camping, and other topics relevant to overland travellers.

Not all small towns are created equally. Here we take you to the tourist network of small heritage towns we visited during our time in Colombia.

The Small Heritage Towns of Colombia You Should See

We take you to the tourist network of small heritage towns we visited during our time in Colombia. Don’t miss some of these small towns in Colombia!

Recinto del Pensamiento: butterflies, birds, bonsai, orchids and sustainable architecture. Also in a World Heritage listed area, Paisaje Cultural Cafetero.

Recinto del Pensamiento: Lured by a Butterfly Obsession

Tip for the Coffee Zone of Colombia: Recinto del Pensamiento. An enjoyable excursion past butterflies, birds, bonsai, orchids and sustainable architecture.

The Vibrant Small Towns of Colombia’s Coffee Region

The small towns of Colombia’s coffee region are vibrant, and one of the reasons the ‘Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia’ is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Mysterious Archaeological Sites of Southern Colombia

An archaeological mystery: the stone statues and tombs of San Agustín and Tierradentro in Colombia. Who created them, and when? And what happened to the people?

A Famous Hat With a Serious Identity Crisis

Famous all over the world, Panama hats are also known as “Montecristi” hats. Both names are misleading because the “Panama hat” has its origin in Ecuador.

We want to encourage you to leave the Panamerican Highway and explore the Amazon region of Ecuador. We drove part of the “Troncal Amazonica”.

Driving the Troncal Amazonica into Ecuador’s Amazon

We want to encourage you to leave the Panamerican Highway and explore the region of Ecuador. We drove part of the “Troncal ica”.

17 Places We Enjoyed Visiting or Revisiting in Ecuador

Ecuador has a lot to offer: colonial cities, coastline & natural beauty. We really enjoyed returning to Ecuador and revisiting known or visiting new places.

13 Reasons We Loved Returning to Cuenca in Ecuador

The World Heritage listed city of Cuenca in Ecuador, and its surrounds, has a lot to offer. So much that one visit is not enough. We just loved to return.

The Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca. But this is not just the most important Inca site of Ecuador - the local Cañaris are proud of their heritage at this site.

Ingapirca: Not Just the Most Famous Inca Site in Ecuador

Ingapirca is often called the most famous Inca site of Ecuador. But it is so much more. The local Cañaris take great pride in their heritage at this site.

Peru, a cradle of civilisation, has much to love – and some things to hate. This wall mural from the Franciscan Convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa shows many aspects of Peru - past and present

Things I Loved and Hated about Travelling in Peru

Peru, a cradle of civilisation, has much to love – and some things to hate. Travelling there for 6 months gave us time to appreciate what Peru has to offer.

The archaeological site of Kuélap, the ruins of the oldest fortified city in the Americas (much older than Machu Picchu!). A new cable car, opened in March 2017, finally makes access to this site much easier.

Kuélap Ruins in Peru – Oldest Fortified City in America

The ruins of Kuélap could be the oldest ruins of a fortified city in the Americas. A new cable car gives visitors easy access to this archaeological gem.

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Meet Yasha and Juergen. Our travel blog is atypical because we travel differently, not flying from one dream destination to the next. Our choice instead: to take it slowly, take side roads, discover places aside from the typical "bucket list" and guidebook highlights. We drive and live in our self-built overland camper, called [~~"Berta"~~] "Bertita" (little Berta since 2018 in Europe). You can read more on our "About Us" page.

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