Latin America

Patagonia: A Last-Minute Adventure of a Lifetime for 40% Off
Our friends at ROAM Adventures have just released a last-minute deal that is an amazing opportunity to visit one of the greatest adventure destinations in the world: Patagonia. The deluxe seven-day/six-night trip is the Patagonian adventure of a lifetime from January 18-24, 2024. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, this peak

Skiing to a Latin Beat in Argentina
By David McKay Wilson South America’s largest ski resort was thumping this August when I fulfilled a lifelong dream to find a dollop winter on a summer vacation to the Andes in Argentina. At Cerro Catedral Alta Patagonia, Latin music throbbed from the summit lodge, skiers and boarders made wide

Pampulha: Oscar Niemeyer’s Early Masterpiece
Story & photos by Paul Clemence The visionary work of the late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is today a major draw for Brazil’s visitors, with hordes of archi-tourism afficionados from all over the world flocking there to check out his unique take on Modernism. Given how prolific his career was

Mexico City Goes Contemporary
By Paul Clemence Mexico City’s ancient history and its rich cultural heritage, from the Aztec empire to the Spanish occupation, have made the sprawling capital a major destination for history and anthropology-inclined travelers. Not surprisingly, the city counts 3 Unesco World Heritage Sites. But in recent years, as the city

Birds: Poetry in the Sky
By Brian E. Clark Artist, photographer and filmmaker Christian Spencer grew up in Australia. But it wasn’t until he moved to South America 22 years ago – after marrying a Brazilian – that he fell in love with hummingbirds, which he says “live in another time and space.” The result

A Multi-Generational Family Trip to Peru
By Brian E. Clark The Chabris family of Cincinnati has international, intergeneration travel down pat. And then some. In recent years, they’ve journeyed – mostly with the luxe outfitter Abercrombie and Kent (abercrombiekent.com) – to France, Italy, Mongolia, China, and Africa. The most recent trip for the Chabris clan, consisting

Hotel Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
By Paul Clemence A good hotel offers not only comfort but also is able to transport you to another world. That’s the case with the Hotel Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, located at the tip of sprawling Copacabana Beach and the first outpost of the group in South America. The

Hotel La Compañía Debuts In Panama
By Everett Potter Panama is the sleeper destination of Central America, transited by crowded cruise ships but rarely a place that cries out for a dedicated visit. That may be about to change with the opening of the Hotel La Compañía in spring 2022 in Panama City. The setting is noteworthy,

Cuiaba, Brazil: A Town That Was Intended to Disappear
Text by K. Mitchell Snow Photos by Paul Clemence I was born in a town that was intended to disappear. Its unforgiving location at the junction of two great deserts was the happenstance of geography, it is the site of a canyon of black basalt carved by the Colorado River,

Brasilia at 60: A Visit to the Brasilia Palace Hotel
Story & photos by Paul Clemence This week, Brasília, the modernistic capital of Brazil, celebrates its 60th anniversary. The city is the result of a dream by three very ambitious men: Juscelino Kubitchek, then the country’s president, Lucio Costa, the urbanist, and Oscar Niemeyer, the architect. Today, while some of