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The epic Salkantay trekking to Machu Picchu in pictures, PART II

Get ready for this once in a lifetime trip! We joined Salkantay Trekking for a 4-day hike along the 51 km / 31 miles of the Camino de Salkantay: a perfect trekking

Hiking the crater of Rano Kau on Easter Island

WHAT: A hike around the crater of Rano Kau, the biggest volcano of Easter Island + a visit to the ancient village of Orongo WHERE: Just outside the little town

A road trip through the Andes around Uspallata, Argentina

If you’re planning on visiting Mendoza you really just HAVE to go to the Andes. I mean, it’s one thing to see those gorgeous Andean backdrops from the city center,

DRONE ALERT! The salt flats of Bolivia

If water is life, then you’ll find the absence of both in the lip-chapping dry area of Salar de Uyuni. The famous salt flats nearby Uyuni were created when a prehistoric

The unearthly beauty of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

If water is life, then you’ll find the absence of both in the lip-chapping dry area of Salar de Uyuni. The famous salt flats nearby Uyuni were created when a prehistoric

PHOTOS: A multiple day hike around the stunning Colca Canyon

Nestled in the Andean highlands of Peru is Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon of the Americas. If you think that the Grand Canyon is impressive, you’ll for sure love

The desolate beauty of the Paracas reserve in Peru

WHAT: Cruising a part of the Paracas National Reserve – a big desert full of red sand, steep cliffs, fossils and birds WHERE: Near the town of Paracas, 250 km

Islas Ballestas: Peru’s poor man’s Galapagos in pictures

WHAT: A boat trip to the extraordinary wildlife of the Islas Ballestas. All the boats and routes are the same, with a guide who explains everything in Spanish and English.

DRONE ALERT! Hiking the stunning Colca Canyon, Peru

Nestled in the Andean highlands of Peru is Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon of the Amerikas. If you think that the Grand Canyon is impressive, you’ll for sure love

Best wildlife pictures of Costa Rica

Two years in Costa Rica + an incredible drive for shooting wildlife with a camera equals thousands of sweet pictures. I went through them all once more and picked a

PHOTOS: a visual diary of Cahuita in Costa Rica

Life in the Caribbean town of Cahuita is slow and though tourism is developing on the eastern shores of Costa Rica, it doesn’t feel like it’s touching upon the laidback

My best pictures of Haarlem – PART I

My very best pictures of the last three months in the quaint town of Haarlem. And oh well.. a bit of Zandvoort and Bloemendaal too.