Up in the Andes mountains, named for the New Castile city that was the hometown of the Spanish viceroy at the time of its founding in 1557 is so lovely and historic that it's been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999
30/04/2015
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Latin America
Way down South America way, one of the hemisphere’s most chichi beach resorts sits astride the Atlantic coast of one of South America’s lower-profile countries, Uruguay. On a narrow...
16/04/2015
In a country where resort zones such as Punta Cana and Puerto Plata have become household names to holidaymakers in the Americas, Europe, and beyond, the new frontier in exotic, sunsplashed...
23/03/2015
Quick, what's Ecuador's biggest city? If you said capital Quito, that's altogether a logical guess, but sorry, no cigar. The answer lies not up in the Andes more than 400 kilometres...
11/03/2015
Even if you've been not just to Buenos Aires but also the pampas, Mendoza, Córdoba, Patagonia, and Iguazú Falls, that still leaves much more wonderful stuff to explore in Argentina....
28/01/2015
We've all heard of amber, of course. Besides being (IMHO) a lovely female name, it has been prized by human beings as bling since prehistory. What many may not...
04/12/2014
The last time I visited Buenos Aires, one of the most memorable days of the trip, was spent, ironically enough, in Uruguay. A comfy, Buquebus high-speed ferry ride away...
20/11/2014
Many people these days seem to think of the Dominican Republic in terms of its gorgeous beaches - well, maybe with a couple of key exceptions, most notably bustling Santo...
02/10/2014
The hopping, happening district of Chile's capital between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill these days throbs with both colour and young people eager to take on the...
16/09/2014
The small Central American country of Costa Rica is of course internationally famous as a beaches, adventure travel, and ecotourism powerhouse, drawing millions of visitors per year to its...
24/07/2014
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