NG Machu Picchu Writer on The Daily Show
NG Machu Picchu Writer on The Daily Show
NG Machu Picchu Writer on The Daily Show
Last night on The Daily Show, former National Geographic Adventure editor and author of the book Turn Right at Machu Picchu, Mark Adams sat down with host Jon Stewart to talk about his book. Watch the hilarious interview above where Stewart grills Adams on trekking in Peru, mule kicking, coca leaves, and the mysterious Explorers Club. Want more from Mark Adams? Check out our interview with the author on Intelligent Travel, then learn more about Machu Picchu from the expert himself by reading his Machu Picchu lists, guides, and tips below:
Send Your Teen to Peru
Send Your Teen to Peru
Send Your Teen to Peru
Or New Zealand, China, Greece, the Galápagos, India, Iceland, Costa Rica, or Tanzania, among other destinations. Not on their own, of course, but with National Geographic Student Expeditions. Each participant picks an assignment: (photography, marine biology, filmmaking, community service, creative writing, wildlife conservation are some of the choices), and are guided over the 10-day to…
Daily Radar: 08.10.10
Daily Radar: 08.10.10
Daily Radar: 08.10.10
British explorer Ed Stafford has become the first person to hike the entire length of the Amazon, completing a 4,000-mile journey that began on April 2, 2008 at the river’s source in Peru. Stafford, who was accompanied by Peruvian forestry worker Gadiel “Cho” Sanchez Rivera for the majority of the trip, set out on the…
Bus2Antarctica Video: Lima on Wheels
Bus2Antarctica Video: Lima on Wheels
Bus2Antarctica Video: Lima on Wheels
Andrew Evans offers a glimpse of skateboarding culture in Lima, Peru. As I was wandering Peru’s capital city, I found myself drawn to Miguel Grau Park in the neighborhood of Miraflores. The view of the Pacific Ocean from the top of such high cliffs is simply enchanting–and what did I find on the other side?…
Bus2Antarctica Video: Peru with a View
Bus2Antarctica Video: Peru with a View
Bus2Antarctica Video: Peru with a View
Andrew Evans gives us a glimpse from the bus as it drives through Peru’s Sechura Desert. Of all the borders I’ve crossed on this trip, the most drastic change I’ve felt so far was crossing from Ecuador to Peru. After days of lush green banana plantations and tropical lowland jungle, I entered the Sechura Desert–one…
Sailing Along the Amazon
Sailing Along the Amazon
Sailing Along the Amazon
National Geographic Traveler photographer Bob Krist has just returned from cruising down the Amazon and sends along this gallery. Spending a week onboard the ship La Amatista, a beautiful riverboat based on the design of those used by late 19th-century rubber barons, we explored one of the largest protected the wetlands in the world, the…
Voluntouring with International Expeditions
Voluntouring with International Expeditions
Voluntouring with International Expeditions
Plant a tree in the rainforest. Provide clean water for a river community. Deliver school supplies to an Amazonian school. By traveling with International Expeditions, not only will you experience the rich cultural and biological diversity of the world, but your trip will also help ensure that future generations can experience it, too. IE, a…