Last Frontiers
the specialists in travel to Latin America
About us
Last Frontiers
the specialists in travel to Latin America
About us
Edward spent 3 years at Oxford playing his trumpet and learning to punt in a straight line (a useful skill for South American river travel). He then farmed for 10 years in South America (based in the Venezuelan Llanos, Orinoco Delta, Morrocoy and Valencia; in Brazil he ran a 50,000 acre farm in São Paulo state with lots of cattle, sugar cane, soya, maize and anacondas; and Argentina is full of his cousins).
Recent travels include a ride across the Andes from Argentina to Chile, jungle lodges of Ecuador, a first visit to Guyana, and the Serra Geral of southern Brazil. Having taken his family to Venezuela 4 years ago they now insist on an annual Latin American jaunt..
Currently chairman of the Latin American Travel Association.
Since
joining Last Frontiers Tracy has travelled between the far north and far
south of Latin America, from Mexico to Cape Horn, and been lucky enough to
see most of the bits in between too.
She has had some amazing experiences: driving a 4x4 across Costa Rica (and losing the car's bumper on the way!), white-water rafting the Apurimac in Peru, climbing Maya temples in Central America, kayaking in Torres del Paine, walking on a glacier in Argentina, visiting an Amerindian village in Guyana, going down a mine in Bolivia, escorting a BBC team around Belize, cruising the Galapagos and around Cape Horn, and sunbathing on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, to get a tan and prove it's not all hard work!
After
spending 18 months working and travelling around the world Sue decided a
job in the travel industry sounded like a good idea. During her 6 years at
Trailfinders she made the most of every opportunity and her South America
travels included Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Peru
and Mexico.
Since joining Last Frontiers in 2001, her recce trips have been numerous. Riding in Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and also at Estancia Huechahue, Argentina have all been highlights. As a wildlife enthusiast, hard to beat was an amazing 12 day 'Classic Antarctica' cruise on board M/V Orlova and a cruise around the Galapagos on Diamante was not too arduous! The Angels Falls river trip, Venezuela and the Pantanal, Brazil have also been top trips.
Recent travels have taken her back to Peru, checking out the Orient Express properties including the luxury Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
Sue's constant companion, Tarka (pictured), is now the office mascot.
Ed escaped London in 1999, after living in Spain for two years and landed in Chile to work as an interpreter for a Raleigh International Expedition. Almost three years later, after going on to work in tourism throughout southern Chile, he decided to come home and moan about life in England again. During his time in Chile, he had the misfortune of guiding tours around the Torres del Paine, cruising around untouched Patagonian fiords, leading hiking and kayaking groups in Chiloe all whilst trying to get his head around the local accents. Further travel has taken him throughout Peru, Bolivia and Argentina and highlights include Machu Picchu, the Salar de Uyuni, Chile's Atacama desert and avoiding root canal surgery in the south of Bolivia.
Since joining Last Frontiers, his travels have led him to Ecuador and the Galapagos, back to Chile to lead a photography trip and to Mexico to hike the Copper Canyon and swim with the sea-lions off the island of Espirtu Santo - the scar (admittedly under microscope) is still visible today.
He has also just returned from Costa Rica and Nicaragua and is still traumatized by his efforts of surfing some well-known breaks.
Jill
left Warwick university with a useful degree in Renaissance History and launched
straight into a long and happy career in the world of advertising.
She first travelled to South America during her honeymoon in 1988, visiting Caracas and the Angel Falls. Her next visit (10 years later) was under rather different circumstances, when she was asked to move out to Caracas to open a Venezuelan office for her company. Jill spent 4 very happy years there, and during that time, managed to travel extensively throughout the continent, including once as a client of Last Frontiers on a holiday to Ecuador and the Galapagos, which she somehow survived... All this was great training for thinking about a new career on her return to the UK and she was delighted to be able to join the Last Frontiers team in 2003.
Highlights of her travels since then have included finding hidden corners of Peru, exploring deepest Patagonia, enjoying the tropical jungles and beaches of Central America, and driving over beaches and sand dunes in remote parts of Brazil - what a wonderful way to earn a living!
She is Secretary and founding Trustee of Veniņos, a charity helping disadvantaged children in Venezuela.
After
a degree in Zoology, Alison headed straight to Peru to live in the rainforest
for 3 months as part of a conservation study. Having fallen in love with
South America, she decided to travel, which took her to Bolivia, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. After a short spell at home in Scotland she
left for Melbourne where she lived for a year. On her return to Edinburgh
she began to question what she would like to follow as a career and the answer
was simple - travel!
Since joining Last Frontiers Ali has been lucky enough to have travelled widely throughout Latin America and has many memorable experiences as a result. She has cruised around the Galapagos Islands, seen an anaconda in the Pantanal, tried out zip wires in the cloud forest canopy of Costa Rica, hiked in Mexico, spent time in the Amazon, visited Nicaragua's volcanoes and crumbling cities, explored the stunning scenery of northwest Argentina and tested the beaches in Cuba, to name just a few highlights! Her ultimate experience though was a cruise around Antarctica - a zoologist's dream and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see penguins and icebergs!
Rebecca's
love for South America started in her childhood when, inspired by her uncle
who lived in Chile, she learnt all the capital cities of the continent! She
studied History and Art History at Plymouth University and went on to work
for a large tour operator specialising in Latin America and the Caribbean
for a number of years.
Rebecca has visited Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and has also travelled to the Brazilian sertão - famous for its fabulous sand dunes and beaches. In Mexico she particularly liked travelling overland from the charming town of San Cristóbal to the Yucatan peninsula and visiting Oaxaca with its special regional cuisine. In southern Argentina she drove around most of the scenic Lake District and visited the windswept but beautiful Estancia Cristina near the Upsala Glacier. Rebecca has been to the driest place on earth (the Atacama Desert!) and seen the fascinating Moai of Easter Island. Her most recent trip saw her cruising down the Amazon in Peru, flying over the Nazca Lines, adjusting to the altitude of Arequipa and Lake Titicaca and then enjoying a luxurious train journey to Machu Picchu!
After
a vaguely relevant degree in Spanish and Latin American studies at Portsmouth
University and a brief stint selling travel clothing, Lizzy set off to fulfil
her dream to travel around South America, starting in Ecuador and finishing
up in Brazil. It was an area that she had studied but not at that point yet
visited. Prior to her studies, Lizzy spent six months as a volunteer on a
project in Mexico, and returned to Mexico to study as part of her degree.
During these stays she explored a little of Mexico and also headed south
to visit Guatemala. Following her 6 months in South America, Lizzy headed
for London to seek her fame and fortune in the travel industry and spent
5 years there, still returning often to Latin America.
Tired of the big smoke Lizzy headed out into the countryside and found Last Frontiers. Highlights for Lizzy have been kayaking down the Tambopata River in the Peruvian Amazon, cruising the Galapagos on the deluxe vessel, Eclipse, a very short but enlightening visit to Cuba; and most recently a return to Mexico for a tour of its Colonial Heartland.