http://www.metropolitan-touring.com es Website News THU, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:00 -0500 THU, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:00 -0500 info@metropolitan-touring.com (Webmaster) Copyright 2009 Metropolitan Touring http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/images/logo_main.gif http://www.metropolitan-touring.com140 40 Metropolitan Touring is an accredited South American travel Agency and Galapagos Islands tour operator with 56 years of experience. We operate a great variety of Ecuador Tours and journeys throughout of Peru, Argentina and Chile http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2151 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2151 News According to this year’s Travel + Leisure magazine readers’ “World’s Best Awards”, the Galápagos Islands are the world’s best islands. Find out about the other winners and nominees! http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2149 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2149 News With the re-opening of the amazing Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, we thought it would be fun to find out what the continent’s other four top theaters are. Read on! http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2138 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2138 News The Ecuadorian capital will this year mark events in the country’s struggle for independence with commemorations on 2nd August and 10th August, with cultural events across the capital, sure to be boon for anyone visiting! http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2139 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2139 News The rarest of the Darwin finches- icons of adaptive radiation – the Mangrove Finch, entered a new era recently with news of conservation efforts to keep them from extinction. http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2140 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2140 News http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2141 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2141 News This month Machu Picchu dresses up to celebrate the third anniversary of its gaining a place among the New Seven Wonders of the World, the worldwide contest organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation. http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2142 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2142 News Peru, in its extraordinary diversity of living resources and ecosystems, has an impressive diversity of cultures, which include 14 linguistic families and at least 44 different ethnic groups, of which 42 are located in the Peruvian Amazon. http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2143 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2143 News The Colón is the main opera house in Buenos Aires. Its acoustics rank it among the top five theatres in the world. $100m has been spent on its renovation, and it has an amazing line-up of shows for 2011! http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2144 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2144 News The Iberá Wetlands are the doorway to the Guaraní Aquifer, the world’s largest water reserve for the coming centuries, a mysterious waterworld which invites you to discover nature’s secrets. http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2145 http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/content.asp?id_page=2145 News Chile, and specially Santiago, will celebrate its independence bicentennial this September. Expect to meet outdoor music, theater in the plazas, colorful streets, top gastronomy, wine and the typical Chilean drink ‘chicha’.