Category Archives: South & Central America

Only halfway to Machu Picchu, it’s already been the best vacation ever for this family!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Classic Journeys

When we dialed the Sacred Valley in Peru this week, we didn’t know what we’d hear. We love to check in with our guests partway through their Classic Journey for a “how’s it going” call. We caught Tom and Cindy … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal calls Peruvian food the next big thing.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Classic Journeys

I returned from my first trip to Peru several years ago raving about the cuisine. Friends raised their eyebrows and looked at me quizzically, asking if I’d spent too much time in the Amazonian jungle. But I held fast to … Continue reading →

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Panama Hats: Why the Boquette Women’s Garden Club caused us to flip for the isthmus

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Edward Piegza

If you check in with my blog occasionally, you know that I just spent last week on our Panama Family Journey with a total of four families (8 adults and 8 kids, ages 8 to 18). We were joined by … Continue reading →

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The Embera have no word for “year”

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Edward Piegza

I’m enjoying our “Panama Family Journey” right now with my wife and kids, plus our two amazing guides, Beny and Christian, in a group that totals eight adults and eight kids (ages 8-18). Yesterday, we took piraguas, dugout canoes piloted … Continue reading →

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Mario, the Peruvian shepherd boy

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Classic Journeys

We’re in Peru’s Sacred Valley, mountain biking along a shepherd’s path. Now and then we glide through a village with red-tile roofs, skirting the occasional braying donkey. Our particular Classic Family Journey to Peru and Machu Picchu consists of five … Continue reading →

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Pleasant surprises in Peru

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Classic Journeys

Some random thoughts as I gaze out the window of the Vistadome train, making my way from our Machu Picchu tour back to Cusco, traveling through the Sacred Valley of the Incas… The scenery is a cinematographer’s dream. It’s lusher … Continue reading →

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Acts of God and other obstacles…and how ingenuity saved the day

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Classic Journeys

Expectations were running high as we motored along the coast from our hotel in Manuel Antonio Park for a day of river rafting. Costa Rica’s roads have improved a lot in the last 15 years, but on this particular stretch … Continue reading →

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