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The majestic Vinicunca in the Cusco region of Peru, also Rainbow Mountain.

Extraordinary and exotic: Why now is the time to visit South America

There are more flights and South America remains better value than Europe or the US. Here is our beginner’s guide to travelling around this continent of extremes.

  • by Chris Moss and Julietta Jameson
Qantas provides blankets and pillows in economy.
★★★★
Airline reviews

Airline review: Qantas economy surprisingly good, despite codeshare woes

It turns out Qantas and its codeshare partner don’t speak to each other, which causes a few hassles on an otherwise comfortable flight.

  • by Katrina Lobley
LATAM’s business class seats now offer direct aisle access for all.
★★★★
Airline reviews

Airline review: This new business class is a great improvement

LATAM still can’t quite compete with the world’s best on the likes of food and entertainment, but it’s getting there.

  • by Ben Groundwater
The new terminal at Santiago airport.
★★★★
Airport reviews

This new international terminal will be a hit with Aussie travellers

Australians will often spend plenty of time here on their way into and out of South America and this $1.4 billion new terminal makes things far more pleasant.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Grape harvest.

Ground-breaking winery aims to produce the best red wine in the world

This winery and art hotel project is driven by a singularly minded family whose ambition is as bold as it is simple: to make the world’s best red wine.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
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Puerto Varas on the shores of Lake Llanquihue. Volcanoes are never far away in this region.

Chile's Araucaria region: Volcanoes and lakes on a road trip through Chile's Lake District

During all 500 kilometres of my route it feels like I'm never entirely without either a lake or a volcano nearby.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
LATAM Premium Business Class.

Airline review: LATAM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Sydney to Santiago, premium business class

It also arrives earlier into Santiago, offering passengers more same-day connections to the rest of South America.

  • by Rob McFarland
Isla Magdalena is two hours by boat from Punta Arenas and a seasonal home to a colony of Magellanic penguins.

Punta Arenas, Chile, things do to: Nine highlights

Explorer history, hearty food and cormorants disguised as penguins are just some of the treats in this subpolar city.

  • by Belinda Jackson
The largest of this mountain lion species, Patagonian pumas can reach 2.8 metres in length.

Winter puma spotting in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

The highs and lows of a chilly quest to see Patagonia's "ghost cats".

  • by Belinda Jackson
Chiloe's west coast is a place of empty beaches surrounded by rugged coastal forest and mountains.

Chiloe, Chile: South America's island of millennia-old myths and traditions

You can buy 5000-square-metre plotson this island that Charles Darwin so much he wrote a book about it.

  • by Craig Tansley

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