Maupiti is a small island in French Polynesia in the Society Islands archipelago. The island is located 40 km west of Bora Bora and is served by a small airport located on a “motu” which has air connections to the islands of Tahiti and Raiatea. The “motus” are coral sand islets that form along the […]
Fiji is a multicultural country where the Melanesian inhabitants of the islands and the descendants of Indian workers imported here in the nineteenth century by the British to work in the sugar cane fields live together. In addition to these two main ethnic groups there are also minorities of people from other Pacific islands, China, […]
The Yasawa islands extend from southwest to northeast over an arc of about 100 kilometers west of the two main islands of Fiji: Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Consisting of about fifteen main islands and countless smaller islands, the Yasawa are a very suitable place to visit on a cruise. WHICH CRUISE TO CHOOSE If […]
Almost all tourists arriving in Fiji do so from Nadi international airport. This airport is located along the west coast of the large island of Viti Levu. Right in front of the coast where Nadi stands is the archipelago of the Mamanuca islands: a chain of exotic islands that are located only a short boat […]
After taking the first part of the cruise, the one that allowed us to visit the spectacular northern Yasawa islands, today we leave from Port Denarau to continue our cruise to the Mamanuca islands and the southern Yasawa. For those who make the 7-night cruise Captain Cook Cruises offers an excursion to choose from among […]
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Monuriki: the island of the film “Cast Away”
In Fiji, at the western end of the archipelago of the Mamanuca islands is the small uninhabited island of Monuriki. The island is volcanic in nature and measures approximately 1 km in length and 600 meters in width. The highest part of the island reaches 178 meters in height. The coasts of the island, surrounded […]
Fiji is an archipelago of Oceania made up of over 330 islands of all shapes and sizes. The two largest islands are those of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu which alone account for almost 90% of the nation’s total area. Among all these islands, less than 100 km north-west of Viti Levu and just north […]
The archipelago of Los Roques is located off the Venezuelan coast of the Caribbean sea in an area characterized by tropical climate, due to its position the archipelago has a semi-arid tropical climate, characterized by constant temperatures in every season of the year, by strong trade winds blowing from the east and by little rain. […]
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Los Roques: the Caribbean of Venezuela
The Los Roques archipelago is a group of small Caribbean islands and sandbanks located approximately 130 km north of Caracas and the coast of Venezuela. The islands of this archipelago are located just 150 km west of the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. The islands extend over a total area of 40 km² […]
VENEZUELA: DOCUMENTS Documents: A passport with a residual validity of at least six months from the date of arrival in the country is required for entry into Venezuela. Even children and minors must have their own personal passport. Entry visa: not required for tourism, as long as the stay in the country does not exceed […]
SURINAME: DOCUMENTS Documents: If you travel for tourism in the country. To enter Suriname you need a passport (with a visa) with a residual validity of at least 6 months upon entering the country. Even children and minors must have their own personal passport. Entry visa: The visa is necessary, also for tourism, and is […]
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The climate of Cuzco: when to go to Cuzco
The city of Cuzco is located along a plateau in the Andes mountain range at around 3,400 meters above sea level and is surrounded by high mountains which sometimes exceed six thousand meters in height. Because of its location Cuzco has a type of high altitude sub-tropical climate, dry and temperate, divided into two seasons […]
The city of Cuzco (Cusco) stands at around 3,400 meters above sea level in the middle of the Andes mountain range. The city is located along the mountain valley of the Huatanay river in a grandiose and scenic mountain landscape. THE PLACE WHERE THE INCA EMPIRE WAS BORN The Cuzco area is the place of […]
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PERU: DOCUMENTS Documents: To enter Peru, it is necessary to have a passport with a residual validity of at least 6 months when entering the country. Even children and minors must have their own personal passport. Entry visa: Usually no visa is required for tourist stays not exceeding 90 days of stay in the country. […]
PARAGUAY: DOCUMENTS Documents: To enter Paraguay you need a passport valid for more than the period of stay. Even children and minors must have a personal passport. Entry visa: Usually no visa is required for tourist stays not exceeding 90 days of stay in the country. For citizens of some particular countries a visa can […]