How to choose the best ayahuasca retreat at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
How to choose the best ayahuasca retreat at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Ayahuasca, “the Grandmother”, as it is known, is a potent psychoactive brew that many are using to go on an inner journey. The medicine, when used properly, has the potential to unlock fresh perspectives for those on a healing journey. There are a lot […]
The Isla Ometepe – A Volcanic Paradise in Nicaragua
The Isla Ometepe is a magical place in Lago Nicaragua full of animals, beautiful flowers, friendly local people, and great hiking. Unfortunately we were only able to spend a couple days on the twin islands, but in that time we were able to see a lot. Both volcanoes are about the same height, about 1,600 […]
Volcano Boarding Nicaragua Style
Cerro Negro, the youngest volcano in Central America, began forming in 1850 with its first eruption. Since then there have been 11 more eruptions forming the ever-growing volcano that stands 726 meters tall today. Eventually some guys from Australia made up this thing called “volcano boarding” which involves sitting on a wooden board and sliding […]
1/3 of our South American Travel Highlights – Medellin
As of January 27, we’ve been in South America for three months! That’s about 1/3 of the total time we’ll be down here (assuming money lasts) so it’s quite a milestone. Sometimes I feel like we’ve been on the road forever and other times it feels like it was just yesterday we landed in Medellin. […]
Tungurahua Tea Room
After leaving Baños, I think that now is a good time to write about the second WWOOFing experience of our journey, which occurred there… We arrived in the afternoon on a bus and took a quick taxi ride to the edge of town. The farm is really only a 10-15min walk from central Baños, but […]
Tungurahua Volcano Eruption Video
So, the eruption of Tungurahua is pretty much calmed down by now (knock on wood). We haven’t had any ash or loud booming for several days, although the volcano is still technically in “active” mode. I think, though, that it’s time to put the Volcano Tracker to rest. It can stay here so it will […]
Baños Rumbles More: Tungurahua, Ecuador Part II
After spending one sleepless night with the volcán erupting we ran away to the jungle for two nights and anticipated returning to a more peaceful Baños. Once back and talking to more people we realized this thing could erupt for weeks or months, probably without hurting anyone. We had the opportunity to housesit on the […]
Baños Rumbles: Tungurahua, Part I
“Tungurahua” means “Throat of Fire” in Quichua. On Sunday, November 27, 2011 around 5pm, Zach and I heard a distant rumbling that somehow, didn’t sound like thunder. We immediately looked up at the peak of Tungurahua, but it was shrouded in clouds. There was no doubt about it, though, the beast was awake. We were […]
Volcán Tungurahua Erupting near Baños, Ecuador
Volcán Tungurahua Erupting near Baños, Ecuador These were taken from the farm where we were staying on Sunday night, when the volcano started erupting. It is still going strong but is not threatening the town of Baños, Ecuador at this point. Banos is a cool town with lots going on, it also has an eruption […]
Volcán Tungurahua eruption near Baños, Ecuador 2012!
Very unfortunately, our Internet connection right now will not allow us to upload pictures. However, we need to tell you that we were indeed in Baños while the Tungurahua Volcano began erupting on Sunday night. We watched the eruption all night and into Monday, and then decided to leave town for a couple days, since […]