South America

Colombia South America – Not What You Think

My Recent Trip to Colombia Andy James with James TravelPOINTS recently visited Colombia South America, visiting Bogota, Cartagena and the islands off the coast. This past February I had the opportunity to travel to Colombia South America as a possible destination our company may want to promote and recommend.   At first I considered why any … Continue reading »

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Easter Island-Outpost of Mystery

  As you might surmise, Eater Island–an earthen, 45-acre mound in the Pacific Ocean between South America and the Polynesian Islands–was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722.  What the Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen and his crew witnessed the, remains a puzzle today: hundreds of colossal stone statues (moai) with long sloping noses, pursed lips, sharp chins, … Continue reading »

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Adventures in South America

   Mention South America and the average traveler thinks of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, the Amazon River and the Andes Mountains.  Perhaps the Incas and Machu Picchu come to mind along with the splendid variety of the vibrant modern cities and lush tropical landscapes, frozen mountain peaks and echoes of ancient cultures.  Increasingly, … Continue reading »

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Adventure…Brazil

  By Joshua G. Shafran & Holly Shafran.  Holly is a Vacation Expert at James TravelPOINTSWe read and talk a lot about diversity in our community and throughout the world. To experience a slice of it first hand we traveled to South America’s largest country, Brazil. The land mass is vast. It is about the … Continue reading »

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