Andes Waypoints started as a shared folder of trip notes and turned into a journal that other people actually read. The rule from day one: if we have not paid for it, walked it or called it ourselves, it does not get published.
Where the numbers come from
Prices in our guides are the ones we were charged — market stalls, bus tickets, museum entry. We round up rather than down, and we date everything so you can tell how fresh a figure is.
What we skip
No paid placements, no affiliate packing lists, no “top ten” that mirrors someone else's press trip. If a famous view is not worth the queue, we say so.
Disagree with a verdict? Send us a note.
How a page earns its place
Nothing goes up because it is trending. A page starts as notes from a trip that was actually taken, gets checked against the current timetable and season, and only then is published. If the same route is covered by someone better, we link to them instead of writing a thinner copy.
How to read the dates
Guides show the period they were walked in, because a beach in June and the same beach in October are two different pages. Treat an older piece as background rather than instruction: the shape of the place holds, the prices and hours may not. When something matters to your plan, send a note before you rely on it.