Swoop Patagonia has expanded its range of tours to this region of South America, adding guided itineraries which avoid many of the regular tourist routes in favour of little-visited area. Patagonia is a region encompassing the vast southernmost tip of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile, with the Andes Mountains as its dividing line. The A...

Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital and most populous city, is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata estuary, on the southeastern coast of South America. Buenos Aires is a top tourist destination that offers a unique blend of European elegance and Latin American passion. Known as the birthplace of tango, the city is also home to world-c...

Awasi Atacama, a Chilean boutique hotel, has undergone a full refurbishment to reveal an entirely new layout. Located in the ancient trading town of San Pedro de Atacama, the Awasi Atacama has 12 rooms. Eleven thousand years ago, Atacama was inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers. The Tiahuanaco and Inca cultures, and subsequently the Spanish conq...

​The Miravalles Volcano National Park – Jorge Manuel Dengo, which is located in the north-western region of Guanacaste, has become the country's 29th national park. Named after environmentalist Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón, the 5,000 hectare park features some of Costa Rica's biggest geothermal fields and houses fauna species such as jaguars, ocelots...

​ UNESCO has added the area of Paraty and Ilha Grande, Brazilto its list of World Heritage sites due to the region's impressive biodiverse landscape and deep-rooted cultural characteristics. The area located between the Serra da Bocaina mountain range and Atlantic Ocean is home to Paraty, one of Brazil's best preserved cultural towns, as well as fo...

​ The Sol y Luna hotel opened in Peru's Sacred Valley with the aim of funding a school for some of Peru's most disadvantaged children by donating the project a proportion of income from hotel bookings. The Sol y Luna foundation has now opened the Sol y Luna Home, a shelter for the children of the Sol y Luna School who have been abandoned or were vi...