Author: Peter Stanley-Jones

Peter came to Swoop Patagonia in 2017 after many years of working in the travel industry. He loves the diversity available in our destinations, and has been blown away by the colours and moonscapes of the Atacama; the mountains and wildlife of chilly Southern Patagonia and the lush rainforest surrounding Iguazu Falls.

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Iguazu Falls: the greatest waterfalls in the world

The temperature hit me like a mugger carrying a hot wet towel. I had started my day taking breakfast nearly 1600 miles (2500 km) away on Argentina’s Patagonian Atlantic coast at Peninsula Valdes, where the morning sun came with the threat of a sharp wind off the sea. Now, as I stepped onto the scorchingly […]

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Wildlife watching in Peninsula Valdes

For most people, Patagonia conjures up images of dramatic mountain ranges draped in glaciers and plains of pampa sweeping endlessly into the horizon. But Patagonia’s Atlantic coast shows another face of this amazing region: a wild coast that’s perfect for wildlife watching. I headed to Peninsula Valdes to find out more, on the look out […]

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