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Snowshoeing in Tierra Mayor with Antartur Adventure
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Tierra Mayor is a huge valley very close to Ushuaia that is well known for its winter activities such as dogsledding, cross-skiing, trekking, snowmobiling, ice-climbing, and more.
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We went there for snowshoeing in a really cool experience put together by Antartur Adventure aptly called Snow & Fire.
We first arrived in the evening to the Tierra Mayor shelter, where we learned a little bit about the history of the place from the owners while enjoying their delicious chocolate. We then proceeded to get our snowshoes fitted, picked up some lamps and headed out into the night.
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After a short hike we entered the forest and followed a road with torches until we arrived to an awesome cone-shaped hut, as they were traditionally built by the native people. Inside, they were waiting for us with some delicious skewers to snack on, hot wine, mountain coffee and live guitar music. We had a great time in there enjoying all the favours our hosts prepared and sharing a cool moment as a group.
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Unfortunately time runs out and we had to head out of that magical place after a while, but to make up for that we snowshoed our way to the Nunatak shelter, where we ended the night with more food, wine and good conversation.
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I think these are the days that help people bond together and create lasting memories. Thanks, Tierra del Fuego, for your infinite supply of magic.

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Off-Roading Fagnano Circuit with @tierraturismo
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So this was one of the really cool activities we did yesterday. We left Hosteria Kaikén (@hosteriakaiken) early in the morning to discover a completely different landscape than the one we drove by the day before. Our guides we’re excited to see all the snow that was covering the land, promising the interesting day they were hoping to share with us.
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Riding these Land Rovers over curvy hills, huge puddles of mud that got you shaking more than salsa dancing on a Saturday night, and beautiful views of Lake Fagnano felt like being in the coolest roller coaster in the world. We also found several downed trees along the way that “we” gladly and excitedly helped get out of the way (and I say “we” because I must admit I helped with one branch only, and abused my storytelling position the rest of the time by focusing on taking photos of the actual badass girls and boys who actually took care of this).
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We stopped at TieRRa’s shelter for a delicious barbecue and concluded this activity with the awesome snowball fight from last night’s photo.
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This trip just keeps getting better every day! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the days have in store for us!

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Snowball Fight in Tierra del Fuego
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Today was a day with a lot of first times for me, not a surprise if we consider it’s the first time I spend a day in the snow (actually, yesterday, on the way back to the hotel, was the first time I’ve seen snowfall in my life!).
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It was a long day, intense and full of adventure. There are so many cool photos I want to share of all we did, but it was easy to choose this one over all the others, simply because the moment meant a lot to me.
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I had heard snow was fun, but man! Sometimes words really don’t say it all. It’s incredible how a snowball fight can bring out the kid in you to play. Being caught in the middle of it took me back to memories of water ballon fights when I was much younger. It was a moment of pure joy and fun for everyone and it was really hard to stop, even when the guides (who were also playing, of course!) started saying it was time to go.
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I’ll post another one of my favourite adventure photos in the morning, but for now I leave you with this cool moment of the #AdventureWeekTDF group, hoping it inspires your inner kid to go out and play more often.

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Curious Quechua kids in the community of Ahuano, Ecuador.
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Ahuano is a small Quechua community located very close to #CasaDelSuizo lodge to the North of Napo river.
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It took us a 15 minute boat ride from the lodge to the entrance of the community. The first to greet you are the local children, who offer you bracelets and figures crafted out of palm leafs in exchange for a few coins.
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The guides then take you into the community, explaining their building techniques and a few general aspects of the Quechua lifestyle. They also show you the use they have for the termite nests you can easily find around the amazon, how they prepare their traditional Chicha drink, and how to shoot their blowguns. At the end you can buy a few crafts such as bracelets, necklaces and toys from the Ahuano artisans.
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While this community in particular has been modernized a bit due to the influence of tourism (such as having a school and modern clothing), they still conserve their culture and traditions and are happy to share that with visitors.
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Most of the people here speak only their native Quechua language, and it is through the guides of the lodge (some of whom are from this community) that you communicate with them. They also remain curious of those things they’re not familiar with, as you can see in this photo of the kids playing with @filmmakermc’s #SunKingLamp, so that’s another tip on how to break the ice with them.

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Planting 5,000 Trees in Costa Rica for a Carbon Neutral #ATWS2016
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Last year I visited Costa Rica along with @adventure.travel_ and @visitanchorage for a very enlightening trip about Carbon Neutrality.
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Rafael Gallo, an amazing guy, one of the top conservation advocates in Costa Rica (if not in the world) and owner of @riostropicales, was our guide through this awesome experience. He was also the one who challenged Visit Anchorage to make their Adventure Travel World Summit the first carbon neutral one, setting in motion a movement that brought this critical subject to the attention of many of the adventure travel industry leaders! Kudos, Rafa!
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With Rafa’s help and under the guidance and supervision of EARTH university (a leading carbon neutrality institution based in Costa Rica), the ATTA and Visit Anchorage gathered over 300 volunteers to plant 5,000 trees which will be cared for by Rafa and his people for about 3 years until they can sustain themselves, and will be kept in the ground for at least 12 years to capture the carbon that was produced to make the Summit happen.
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I encourage you to research this very interesting subject. I hope you’ll be inspired and will inspire others within your reach to take action on this super important matter.

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