Trekonda Blog

Activity, destination and travel-tips guides written by local guides in Latin America.

Activities
Kitesurfing in Jericoacoara: Brazil's wind mecca in the northeast
Jericoacoara

From June to January, a steady wind turns Jeri's lagoons and beach into one of the best open-air kitesurf schools in the world.
Activities
Floating in crystal-clear water: Bonito's famous flutuação, Brazil
Bonito

Rivers with up to 30 metres of visibility and hundreds of fish swimming around you: that's flutuação, the activity that made Bonito famous in the Pantanal region.
Destinations
Uyuni Salt Flat: choosing between the white desert and the mirror effect
Uyuni

The same salt flat changes completely with the season: a firm white crust in winter, an endless mirror under a thin sheet of water in summer. A guide to choosing when to go.
Activities
Rafting the Trancura River, Pucón's white-water gateway
Pucón

Two stretches, two different rivers: the Alto Trancura for pure adrenaline and the Bajo Trancura for scenery. A practical guide to choosing yours in Pucón.
Activities
Paragliding in Iquique: flying over desert and ocean at once
Iquique

Iquique is one of the few places on Earth where a 500-metre dune drops straight into the ocean. Here's what a tandem flight off Cerro Dragón is really like.
Activities
Biking Bolivia's Death Road: the country's most famous descent
La Paz

64 kilometres and nearly 3,500 metres of descent, from the cold high plateau to the Yungas jungle. Everything to know before riding the North Yungas Road.