The highway from Quito became a road, then be a dirt path, then, only tire tracks. We moved back in time from the urban, to the small village, to the occasional hut into nature. Three hours from the capital of Ecuador we were inside a rainforest, to a cloud forest, to Mashpi Lodge. It is now a luxury retreat, built not as either a luxury lodge or a...

Explora is now offering its private guided nomadic journey to remote regions across the border of Chile and Bolivia year-round. Available with itineraries from seven to 11 nights, Travesía Atacama & Uyuni explores the Atacama Desert, the world's driest desert outside of Polar Regions, and the white expanses of the Uyuni Salt Flat of Bolivia, th...

A panoramic visual splendour that seduced and captivated spectators to a point where senses were oscillating. Any fear of the grandeur of the Iguazu was quickly replaced by an immensely enthralling feeling to be standing before the roaring water avalanche. The cleverly engineered bridge walkway allows one to walk in sa...

No words can ever encapsulate the magnificent, dramatic landscape of this natural wonder that is the heartbeat of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The Iguazu is nature's gift that is breathtaking as it evolves and envelopes you. It is captivating and your senses literally drown, as you witness the roaring impounding of the Devil's Throat falls. As y...

Scientists in the second most-biodiverse country in the world, have documented Colombia's 200+ species of endemic butterflies for the first time. Columbia is home to a fifth of the world's entire butterfly population? The initiative has been achieved with the support of ProColombia and the Natural History Museum. The female-led team has been workin...

Cartagena is a port city in Colombia and capital of the Bolívar region, located on the shores of the Caribbean Sea in the north-western part of the South American continent. While the more hedonistic visitors to Cartagena choose to stay in the modern part of town at Bocagrande with its beaches and high-rise buildings, those who come here for histor...