Our friend Fernando from the Zuleta Lodge sent us this email with some exciting news! I’ve been around Zuleta since I was a little boy, when my Grandfather Galo Plaza was living here.  My entire life I’ve heard rumors that we have Puma roaming around the Andean Páramo (higher elevations, above the primary forest), but never, in all my time living […]

Great Trips for Fruit Hunters and Fruiters They say not to go grocery shopping while you’re hungry; The Fruit Hunters is a documentary that’s playing now on Netflix that you shouldn’t watch hungry.  It will have you scouring the supermarket for the most peculiar looking fruit you can find.  Local markets have limitations of course though, the variety’s only so […]

Monica Irauzqui, VP of Yampu tours, was at the LA times Meet the Experts Event this past weekend sharing her Top Ten Adventure Trips in South America to an enthusiastic crowd of adrenaline seekers.  We all love a relaxing afternoon on the beach, and soaking in local cultures through leisurely strolls through cobblestone roads, but every now and then, it […]

The mini trekking runs from beginning of August up to first days of June. The excursion begins in the embarking pier located in “Bajo de las Sombras” port, about 6 km before the glacier Balconies- where you embark for a 20 minutes navigation across the Rico Arm, enjoying breathtaking views of the Perito Moreno glacier’s front wall. You disembark on […]

SAVE THE DATE! Join Yampu Tours for a fun-filled cocktail party, and learn about the exciting options we have within our Africa Product. With tasty African wines, taste bud tickling appetizers, and amazing images, listen to Monica Irauzqui, Mary Purvis, and Karolina Mucha share their expertise on the widely sought out travel destination.