South America
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The country with the world’s most confusing currency
Spend some time trying to get your head around the exchange rates here and you’ll likely find yourself longing for the days of traveller’s cheques.
- Ben Groundwater
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Hiking the heavenly cloud-forest trail haunted by mysterious deaths
When two young backpackers disappeared, this Central American town made headlines worldwide. But in reality it feels like one of the region’s safest places.
- Steve Madgwick
I learnt a foreign language from an app, then put myself to the test
Duolingo is used by 103 million people around the world, but can it really teach you to speak a foreign language? There was only one way to find out.
- Robyn Wilson
Everyone has a version of meat on a stick, but this might be the first
Skewers and protein add up to a marriage made in culinary heaven, in a practice that goes back to the Incas.
- Ben Groundwater
Port guide: Ushuaia, Argentina
Marketed as the city at the end of the world, Ushuaia has a frontier spirit that gets you in the mood for rugged adventure.
- Brian Johnston
A land of giants so stunning, it looks like it was created by CGI
From mountains and glaciers to its mythologies, Chilean Patagonia is in every way a land of giants.
- Julie Miller
The charmingly rustic island that Darwin called ‘a miserable hole’
Chiloe in southern Chile may not have impressed Charles Darwin, but its poetically moody terrain forms the cornerstone of its most luxurious lodge.
- Julie Miller
The 25 ultimate sights (and sites) in South America
This continent blends thrill and beauty, action and idyll. Nowhere will you find such a rich mix of character and culture writ large, in technicolour, at each turn.
- Ben Groundwater
New $3.2 billion airport set to open. There’s just one glaring problem
Peru’s new airport for Lima is set to open in weeks, but there’s still no road, no bridge and no train for passengers to access it.
A mini Britain (but more interesting), this island’s a bucket-list spot
Stanley, one of the world’s most isolated settlements, is perfect for those drawn to odd and wonderfully obscure places.
- Brian Johnston
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