Over the years we’ve run a few stories on the regions around Salta and Jujay provinces in northern Argentina. This is a wild landscape that’s far different than the better-known, more f…
Chile’s Marble Cathedral: Your Next Adventure
Glaciers, rivers, streams, volcanoes, lakes, caverns, and waterfalls accompany the way to Puerto Tranquilo, in the Aysén region of Chile. Lake General Carrera, also known as Lake Buenos Aire…
Colombia Achieved A Record Hotel Occupancy Rete
In 2017, the hotel occupancy rate in Colombia reached 56.3%, the highest percentage since 2004, according to the data provided by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The oc…
Favela Tourism In Rio Hit By Increased Violence
During the Rio Carnival of 2018 taking place between 9th and 19th of February many tourists who come to enjoy the ‘Marvelous City’ may wonder if visiting some of the poorest neighborhoo…
E-Visa Increase The Number Of Tourists In Brazil
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, 400 thousand foreign tourists arrived in the country during the recent Carnival period, injecting R$ 11.4 billion into the economy, in addition to 10…
Heathrow reports flying start to 2018
Heathrow has reported a flying start to the year, with the airport welcoming 5.8 million passengers in January.Passenger volumes were up 1.1 per cent on 2017 while January marked the 15th consecuti…
The Top LGBTQ Tours in Latin America This Year
I write a monthly LGBT travel column in Global Traveler Magazine. For my most recent entry, I focused on LGBT tours around the world. But I found so many great gay tours of Latin America that I had…
Travel Megatrends 2018: Latin America Will Take Nation Branding to New Extremes
Skift Take: Latin America’s tourist destinations have excelled at nation branding by creating vibrant and colorful content to entice travelers. In 2018, the region’s tourism offices wil…
Make Time for the Biomuseo While in Panama City
When you look at the shore excursion or day tour options on the internet for the capital of Panama, they’re quite limited. You’d be forgiven for thinking that all there is to do in Pana…
Hotspot of the week: Oruro, Bolivia
More than 2400 kilometres away from the golden beaches of the Brazilian capital, this normally nondescript mountain town in landlocked Bolivia hosts one of the largest carnivals in South America.De…