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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Wilpattu National Park

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Deciding which Sri Lankan safari to include on my trip was one of the most frustrating parts of planning.  There are almost too many choices, and never enough information on each one, so I spent most of the research process locked in indecision.  Finally, I settled on Wilpattu National Park, which ended up being the …

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Are Paracas National Reserve and Ballestas Islands Worth It?

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We almost didn’t visit Paracas Peru.  I was dying to see the Humboldt penguins that live just off the coast in the Ballestas Islands, but it seemed like such a long way to go for some cute, waddly birds.  It wasn’t until I realized there was more to do — far beyond the namesake Paracas …

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Splendid Nature at Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas

Most tourists who visit the department of Petén in Guatemala see Tikal and nothing else, missing one of the region’s great attractions: the tropical forest.  I was bound and determined to see part of the jungle, so my mother and I decided to visit Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas, a small section of Laguna del Tigre National Park. Visiting the …

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