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Dear Explorer,

Welcome to our July Spotlight newsletter. We’re celebrating in all our offices this month as the coming months bring anniversaries, commemorations and celebrations across South America.

In Ecuador we’ve got the Quito Revolution and in Chile the Bicentennary of the anti-Spanish uprising. While in Buenos Aires the gorgeous Teatro Colón reopens and in Machu Picchu, it’s three years since the site gained New Seven Wonders of the World status. Whether culture, music or independence, there’s special reason for joy!


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     Chile's Bicentennial Year 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’.
 
     Machu Picchu - New World Wonder 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.
 
     Buenos Aires´s iconic Colón Theatre reopens 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!
 
     A New Hope for the rarest finch in Galápagos 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.
 
     ¡Viva la Revolución Quiteña! 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!
 
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Ecuador's National Parks & Protected Areas Ecuador's National Parks & Protected Areas
Peru´s Awe-inspiring Human Diversity and Traditions Peru´s Awe-inspiring Human Diversity and Traditions
Iberá, Where Water and Life Sing Iberá, Where Water and Life Sing
Biological Wealth… at Mapu Lahual Biological Wealth… at Mapu Lahual
 
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"We want to thank you all of a wonderful trip to Quito and the Galapagos Islands, we truly had the time of a lifetime."

Jessica and Jerry Eakes

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Theatres in South America
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!
 
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FUNDACION GALAPAGOS-ECUADOR – Important Project Update!

Metropolitan Touring’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact in the Galápagos Islands and to contribute positively to the community are bearing fruit. Our projects are recycling, cleaning coastlines, managing contaminants and sponsoring local students like never before!
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Images and Photography: Juan Pablo Verdesoto, Francisco Dousdebés, NOAA, MT Image Bank, NASA and SPNG-CDRS. Editorial Board: Sylvia Moncayo, Klaus Fielsch, Francisco Dousdebés, Juan Pablo Verdesoto, Dominic Hamilton, Adriana Velasco. Publication and Design: Gonzalo Alvarez, Santiago Tamayo, Fernanda Gómez de la Torre.
 
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