Two hours south of Peru's capital, near the city of Pisco (yes, where the Peruvian national tipple originates), a visit to the land and sea vistas, fauna, and flora of the Paracas National Reserve's 335,000 hectares (1,293 square miles) will prove impressive indeed. You can squeeze it into a...
While international visitors to Colombia have been continuing to discover quaint Cartagena, as well as the dynamic cities of Medellín and Bogotá, one spot the Colombians themselves consider an under-the-radar gem is Cartagena's Caribbean-coast neighbour a bit over four hours' drive to the east: Santa Marta. Nowadays a city of nearly a...
With its historic centre, imposing landmarks, and lively, young vibe, we just love Quito. And it's especially popular with and oriented towards backpackers, with plenty of inexpensive accommodation and eating options. One of the best, most colourful, and least touristic is the Mercado Central. Outside the market...
Quite a few cities around the world have their signature annual festivals: Carnival in Rio, Venice and elsewhere; Munich's Oktoberfest; and the Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, and Thanksgiving parades of New York City, for example. For Colombia's second-largest city it's a particularly unique one: the summertime's wonderfully colourful Festival de las Flores. Yes, in...
Still one of the most amazing eco-experiences on the planet, a bucket-lister par excellence, the Galápagos islands off the coast of Ecuador. And while fares and fees to fly there from Quito are on the steep side, Iberia Joven can help make the whole trip a lot cheaper with our...
Some two hours north of Medellín, one of Latin America's hot destinations of the moment, is a nature reserve consisting of more than 34,000 hectares of páramo - moorland composed of grasslands, mosses, lichens, and lowlying shrubs and small trees, sometimes mixed with wetlands, up between 2,400 and...
Step 1: Go to your music server. Step 2: Look for the Brazilian band CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy). Step 3: Find the song "Hits Me Like a Rock" and tap "play". Now you're ready to read this post about São Paulo ("you know I like you a lot, it still hits...
Down in Chile's lakes region, Los Lagos, the wild, natural, and remote Anticura area makes a perfect base for exploring the magnificent Puyehue National Park, this country's most popular. So vast it doesn't feel at all overrun, the park is organised around the volcano of the same name. Here you'll find...
Planning by any chance to be in Argentina's capital in late April? There's an extra dose of lights, camera, action in town the last 11 days of the month, as the 19th annual BAFICI (International Independent Film Festival) lights up screens and event spaces around town. There were...
From the many interesting places in Uruguay, Punta del Diablo is one of the Meccas for young and free spirits who are looking to spend some days in a place which is away from the stereotypes, and a break from the routine. Punta del Diablo is one of the most picturesque...
