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Fernando Diez

Author: Fernando Diez

Marketing Director

Hi, I am Fernando and travel is my passion. This passion began with my first trip to the Galapagos Islands in 1986 and later became my work when I started working at Quasar Expeditions. Now the Marketing Director for Quasar and responsible for the creation of the Patagonia Project in Chile, my passion for travel continues to grow to new and exciting destinations in South America.


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In the Galapagos, travelers trade traffic and screen time for playful swims with sea lions and up-close encounters with penguins, tortoises, dolphins, and iguanas. But pair that with an Amazon River expedition, and you’ve got something even more extraordinary: the closest thing to an African wildlife safari in the Western …


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A sighting of the Galapagos marine iguana basking on the shore and slipping into the water to feed is an enduring highlight for any visitor to the remote and mysterious islands. Darwin himself was mightily impressed by their remarkable adaptations even though he was thoroughly…

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Movies, television, and a secretive life below the waves have contributed a lot to the mythology of these amazing creatures, and we’re untangling 7 popular myths about the versatile and vibrant life of the Galapagos green sea turtle.

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The reality TV series Family Karma on the Bravo channel chronicles the lives of several Indian-American families, including Vishal Parvani and Richa Sadana. The couple was recently married and decided to spend their honeymoon on an adventure with Quasar they'd never forget: Patagonia. While the…

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If balanced, delicious meals are your thing, then you’ve likely already heard of famed celebrity chef and cookbook author, Gaby Dalkin. Turns out Gaby’s other passion is travel. Since she was a little girl, Gaby’s family has planned surprise vacations every year—Gaby and her younger…

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Award-winning actor Blair Underwood, perhaps best known for his role in the legal drama series L.A. Law, recently embarked on an exciting journey into the heart of the Galapagos Islands with Quasar Expeditions. Marketing director Fernando Diez sat down to chat with Blair about the…

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Every single child who has autism is special and unique. There is a spectrum, like a rainbow, and you will find children with autism spread all over the place within this spectrum. Their skill sets are different, the degree of their autism may be mild,…

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