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Olympics ticketing plans for UK visitors
A summary of Rio Olympic news, as and when we receive it. 03 June 2015: Cosport have announced a second round for British residents to request tickets starting 03 June and ending 14.00 (London time) on 10 June 2015. 19 May 2015: Cosport have just announced that an "unforeseen technical issue" has a... Read more»
The Atacama Desert - The Telegraph, Trip of a Lifetime
Visit the Atacama desert, one of the driest places in the world. From your hotel, close to the picturesque oasis village of San Pedro de Atacama, many of the desert’s most dramatic sights are within easy reach. During your stay at Alto Atacama you can visit the geyser fields at El Tatio at dawn as t... Read more»
BBC - The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
Follow Dr Jago Cooper, curator of the Americas section in the British museum, on his travels through Ecuador and Peru to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. In the first episode, Jago begins in Peru and reassesses the achievemen... Read more»
The Wilds of Patagonia. Press mention by Chris Moss
Chris Moss includes Last Frontiers in his article about Patagonia. We love Patagonia too! Particularly the stunning landscapes, cloud formations, sheep, homely estancias, wild weather, general remoteness and gauchos. After spending a few nights enjoying all that Buenos Aires has to offer, fly south... Read more»
BBC Lost Kingdoms of Central America
Follow Dr Jago Cooper, curator of the Americas section in the British museum, on his travels through Central America with the BBC's new four-part series. In this first episode Jago goes in search of the ancient Olmec civilisation in Southern Mexico. The Olmec, said to have inspired the Mayans, a... Read more»
New Lares Adventure
Mountain Lodges of Peru have created a brand new five day flexible walking itinerary, based on the classic Lares Trek in the Urubamba Valley, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The trek can be adapted to suit your fitness level and can be extended to include extra hikes or more leisurely days if req... Read more»
Jonny in Costa Rica
Having been lucky enough to visit much of Central America, Costa Rica was one country whose passport stamp had still eluded me. Thankfully in May I was able to rectify this, spending two weeks visiting some of the country's highlights and lesser known areas - and finding some new discoveries for Las... Read more»
Ed on the Carretera Austral - driving Chile's southern highway
My first introduction to the Carretera Austral was in 1998, when I led a group of photographers down a section of the road from Chaitén to Coyhaique. I had to wait 16 years to drive the remaining sections of the highway - but it was worth the wait! The Carretera Austral, Chile’s iconic highway linki... Read more»