During Brazil's Ciclo de Ouro, Paraty, also spelled Parati, was the main port for shipping gold to Portugal. Now, it's a charming colonial town offering visitors great beaches, a number ... Read More

Browse through the newly expanded and revised Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas Photo Gallery and explore the Falkland Islands for Visitors. Photo thanks to ClipArt.com. Click on the thumbnail ... Read More

Tungurahua volcano, known as the Black Giant, and one of Ecaudor's most active volcanos, has been tossing out steam and fumes for weeks, disturbing residents and killing crops. On 8/27/2003, ... Read More

Not your usual tropical cruise, but a luxury cruise departing from Cape Town on December 15, sailing to and around the islands of Antarctica (perhaps through Lemaire Channel, shown here,) ... Read More

Round trip air and 6 nights in Buenos Aires from $599; a working retreat in Peru's Amazonian rain forest; 2 nights in Montevideo and 28 nights at a resort condominium ... Read More

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu takes thousands of visitors to the fabled ruins of the "Lost City." Walk the trail with this account, browse through the photos in ... Read More

Browse through the revised and greatly expanded photo gallery for dozens more images of Peru, particularly of the Andes and altiplano, Cuzco and the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, and ... Read More

Brazil's third try to launch a rocket into space from the Alcantara site ended in disaster when the rocket ignited prematurely and killed at least 19. For details, read Brazil ... Read More

Condolences to the family and friends, colleagues and associates of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Brazilian U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq on temporary assignment, who was ... Read More

If you're planning a trip to Peru, please read a guest user's Detailed Trip Report at Frommer's. You'll find travel arrangements, impressions, recommendations, including those for Machu Picchu and Aguas ... Read More

So say the organizers, La Organización Deportiva Panamericana (ODEPA), in spite of the sports complex not complete as the athletes arrived in the Dominican Republic, organizational problems, and tear ... Read More

World-renowned ecotourism experts will highlight the upcoming 2003 Expoecoturismo to be held 29-31 October 2003 in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The theme of this international conference is “Ecotourism and Adventure ... Read More

The photo gallery is expanding with dozens of new photos! You'll find them marked with an asterisk in Pictures of Chile. Enjoy!

The capital of Region XX, Los Lagos, Puerto Montt is the gateway to travel through the fjords, the Lake Crossing into Argentina, the mystical island of Chiloé, Chilean Patagonia ... Read More

In the PanAmerican games, Argentina won gold in men's futbol/soccer and in women's speed skating. Peru and Venezuela won for karate, but the spirit of the games is overshadowed by ... Read More

Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is the most isolated inhabited island in the world, being about 2000 mi (3200 km) from Chile and Tahiti, yet it's the subject of ... Read More

An internationally known resort, Búzios is two hours north of Rio de Janeiro, and its twenty plus beaches, water sports, nightlife and relaxed hedonistic style appeal to Cariocas and other visitors. Photo ... Read More

Southern Winds Airline are offering a round trip from Buenos Aires to Miami and back for about 1000 pesos (about 370 US Dollars). Read more about this in ... Read More

I am trying to find out if any airline flies direct (or with stopover) from Manaus in Brazil to Quito in Ecuador. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! You can give ... Read More

Passengers from Peru and Brazil will no longer be granted visa-free entrance for airport layovers in the US. This restriction is part of the greater security against terrorism in which ... Read More

The Pan American Games are going on now in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador won it's very first gold medal when Jefferson Perez won the men's 20-kilometer walk ... Read More

Santa Marta is Colombia's first Spanish settlement. Located on the coast, it boasts great beaches and access to Tayrona and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta national parks, plus Ciudad Perdida, ... Read More