San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile
Photographs by Paul Shoul
South America
Travel articles about the exciting continent of South America.
Buzios, Brazil: The Perfect Place to Worship Sun and Sea
By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor People from around the world head to Rio for its great beaches, and Cariocas or Rio residents head to Buzios, only 102 miles away, for their beach fix. Buzios is a perfect place to worship the Brazilian sun and sea. Out into the Atlantic is a seven-mile […]
An ‘Eco-Lodge’ in Ecuador’s Cloud Forest
Ecuador: Visiting an eco-lodge in the jungles of Ecuador.
Bolivia: the Trail of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Following the trail of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Bolivia – looking for Butch’s gravesite and other signs of his life in Bolivia on the run.
Corozal: Last Stop on Belize’s Toucan Trail
By Cindy Blount Often a dead-end road is perceived to be dull and boring, but in Northern Belize, dead-end roads lead to exciting, off-the-beaten-path places that include small hotels, restaurants, Mayan sites, forest reserves, seaside villages and interesting people. As part of the development of the Toucan Trail website to market affordable accommodations for the […]
Party in Paraty, Brazil
Brazil: Kent E. St. John visits some of the 65 islands and 300 beaches in Paraty, Brazil, as well as many of the best restaurants and nightspots.
Argentina: Refuge Hopping in the Mountains of Patagonia
Refuge Hopping in the Mountains of Patagonia By Amanda Schoenberg Trudging up the last unforgiving zigzag of Cerro Negro (“Black Peak”) in Argentina ‘s Northern Patagonia was nothing less than brutal for our inexperienced hiking team. But the rewards were staggering once we climbed to the summit, where an incredible black lagoon and the friendly […]
Freedom from Travel Lists: Advice from Tim Leffel
Tim Leffel explains why you should throw away your travel lists and checklists. You might just enjoy your trip a little more than usual!
Walking Like a Brazilian: A visit to Teres
Walk Like a Brazilian: “la abundancia do Brasilia!” By Robin Sparks I’d been to every country on my list except for one, Brazil. The Brazil in my mind was passion, romance, the samba, fresh fruit, tropical beaches, and the bossanova. When I heard that in Brazil it’s rude to show up on time, I thought […]
Tierra del Fuego: The Uttermost End
A detailed destination guide to Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, and journeying to the end of the earth in a major cruise ship port for travelers to Antarctica.
Brazil: Life Lessons through International Volunteering
By Natalie Andrews There are experiences that teach us. There are moments that seem to alter the passage of time. Then there are experiences powerful enough to change one’s perspective forever. The experience of international volunteering achieved all of these things for me — and more. I worked in Brazil on a volunteer placement through […]
Magical Realism: The Land, Salt and Water of Salar de Uyuni
By Molly Beer Blank as an empty page, a plane of possibility stretching white to the horizon, then blurring seamlessly into sky, a spattering of distant purple hills and “islands” are visible, floating on colliding light. Even having read the descriptions, the guidebooks and tour company fliers, even having seen the photographs, the vastness of […]