November 2022 This October, I took the opportunity to travel to Peru on my yearly travel credit from Backroads, my employer. I work as a Marketing Writer for the active travel company. As soon as the opportunity to go abroad was presented to me, I browsed our trips and shortly after, booked plane tickets to …
Traveling South from Colombia to Argentina: 6 Countries and 14 Cities
Hey! I’m Mariana. A 21 year-old girl from Mexico majoring in environmental sustainability. I’m a passionate traveler and foodie. I spent the past month traveling across South-America with a couple of friends. We went from Mexico City all the way down to Bariloche in the Patagonia. We visited 6 countries, 14 cities and travelled more …
One Month Farming across Ecuador and the Galapagos
These photos were taken on the coast, in the Andes and in the Galapagos on my trip with Sustainable Summer.
Adventures in Cochabamba, Bolivia
My first time leaving the house in three weeks happened today! kidding, but between final papers, exams, homestay commitments and needing to catch up on sleep, it has been pretty hard to find a minute to actually explore Cochabamba. Today we hiked up to the Cristo, a large statue of jesus christ on a hill …
Cochabamba, Bolivia
16 days left, 99 days complete. Falling into a rhythm in Cochabamba has been nice. Life has consisted of: daily class and guest lectures, site visits to farms and schools and water treatment plants, daily gym excursions, lots of bolivianos spent on aloe juice, quinoa cookies, and abundant snacks from the norte del marte, delicious …
First Two Weeks in Bolivia
After concluding our Moroccan month in Casablanca with a soccer match and great final meals, we headed north to Spain for the night. Then to Peru and finally to Bolivia. Within 3 days we were on 4 continents, in 4 time zones, and at 4 airports, and you could see the absence of sleep apparent …