Hola amiguis y familia!!! Tomorrow morning we head out on our first trek and we could not be more excited! We spent all day today prepping for the trek in La Paz (see attached photos)– a long and very exciting way to spend a Saturday 🙂......Read More
Our student travel leader, Abby Meyers, confirmed the group has landed safely in Miami and are on their way through customs and on to their connecting flights. Welcome home, students!...Read More
“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no......Read More
Hola!!! We had an amazing time in the Amazon. Here are some pictures of our time in Río Beni with our guides Ramón, Julio and Martín, who showed us some beautiful waterfalls, awesome cacao, plantains and delicious fruit. We also spent some time......Read More
Dear Spring 2019 Andes & Amazon Group B Semester Families, It is hard to believe that 3 months have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We......Read More
X-pedition phase started yesterday ! This means that the students group will lead this portion of the trip. The students group have been working hard to create an itinerary that allowed them to explore, learn, challenge themselves and enjoy......Read More
With cake still in the fridge we send you all photos from our celebratory birthday dinner for Henry, Hamzah y Erick. The sun set beautifully on the hills and the distance, pop music and laughter filled the air as we gathered surrounded by balloons......Read More
Days are winding down on our three month long expedition. Here in Sucre, we all had a free day to reflect upon this fact. For me, the experience has far exceeded my expectations and goals to say the least. The current X-phase planning process is a......Read More
Hola amigos, Over the past week and a half we have been working hard to plan our upcoming X-Phase. Here is our tentative itinerary: April 10th: Night in La Paz, trek prep and day of rest. April 11th: Leave early and arrive in Sorata midday where we......Read More
Hello everyone!! Wednesday night we left Potosi and boarded a bus to Sucre, the colonial capital of Bolivia. We are staying in a lovely hostel close to the city center. So far we have taken a walking tour of the city with Condor Trekkers, done a lot......Read More
Hello dear family and friends! Greetings from Sucre where the sun is shining and we are settling into a city that offers a lot of history and new perspectives to our travels in Bolivia. We have processed a lot of moving pieces in our group these......Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZlpBQh_0jc Today, we had the honor of meeting Basilio Vargas, the man who starred in this documentary 14 years ago called La Mina del Diablo (The Devil’s Miner), which we watched last night. La Mina del......Read More
