Paddling the Great Macal River
BY RICHARD ARGHIRIS Time it right and you can paddle down the length of the Macal River taking part in La Ruta Maya canoe race. It’s a gruelling three-day open canoe…
Best of Bolivia
BY ROBERT & DAISY KUNSTAETTER 1 La Paz The capital city is building up its 21st-century credentials, but it still has its market streets where you can shop in the countless…
In search of Simón Bolívar
BY FOOTPRINT AUTHORS Two centuries ago, in August 1819, the patriot commander Simón Bolívar defeated royalist Spanish forces to liberate Colombia and kick-start the South American independence movement. But who was…
What to do in Bolivia
BY ROBERT & DAISY KUNSTAETTER Birdwatching Birdwatching is just getting underway in Bolivia as an organized activity. It offers great potential but requires considerable effort. The country is estimated to have…
Best Parks and Reserves
BY ROBERT & DAISY KUNSTAETTER Eduardo Avaroa This 714,745-ha reserve protects a series of magnificently unusual coloured lakes, as well as high-altitude geysers and diverse fauna. Ninety-six species have been recorded…
24 hours in La Paz
BY ROBERT & DAISY KUNSTAETTER The ideal La Paz day is a slow one with plenty of time for appreciative wandering through its stall- and people-laden streets and with café breaks…
Best of Brazil
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON 1 Rio de Janeiro Known to the locals as the City of Marvels, no city on earth has a setting to compare. Rainforest-covered mountains rise sheer…
Carnaval in Brazil
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON Carnaval in Rio is as spectacular as its reputation suggests – a riot of colour, flamboyance and artistry unrivalled outside Brazil. On the Friday before Shrove…
Best Wilderness Experiences
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON Snorkelling and diving off the islands of Brazil’s northeast Brazil’s tropical islands are as pretty as any in Southeast Asia and, for now at least, remain…
50 of the best Brazilian musicians
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON 1 Adriana Calcanhotto, www.adrianacalcanhotto.com. Smoochy, clever, smooth. 2 Afro Reggae, www.afroreggae.org. Capa de Revista is the real sound of the favela funk outrage. 3 Airto Moreira,…
Festivals in the Amazon
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON The Amazon has some of Brazil’s best and biggest festivals, as vibrant and colourful as carnival in Rio and far less known to foreign tourists. Here…
Top Ten Views in Rio
BY ALEX & GARDÊNIA ROBINSON Perhaps more than any other metropolis, Rio is a city of wonderful views. Every beach, every peak and every street corner has a view. Most are…