If you are traveling to, living within, or planning to travel to South America, reading these magazines will prepare you with many a back story to the places you will experience.

The South American Explorer magazine was first published in Lima, Peru in 1977 by The South American Explorers Club. These 8 magazines are full of articles that embody the descriptions below.

Quoted from the magazine.. "The South American Explorers Club is a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian association founded in 1977 in Lima, Peru, for the following purposes:

• To advance and support all forms of scientific field exploration and research in such areas as biology, geography, anthropology, oceanography, archaeology and related sciences, as well as field sports such as whitewater running, hiking, mountaineering, caving and others.
• To receive contributions for the support of scientific research and exploration that comes within the Club’s range of interests.
• To promote programs of an educational, scientific and cultural nature.
• To further the exchange of information among scientists, adventurers and travelers of all nations with the purpose of encouraging exploration throughout the continent of South America.
• To collect and make available reliable information on all organizations in South America which offer services to travelers, scientists and outdoorsmen.
• To record and publish research in the natural sciences and documented accounts of adventure/sports.
• To awaken greater interest in and appreciation for wilderness conservation and wildlife protection."