South America

Beaches, jungle and carnival

Rio's coastline, the Amazon's rivers, Iguaçu's falls and the wildlife-rich Pantanal wetlands.

Steak, tango and ice

Buenos Aires' neighbourhoods, Mendoza's vineyards and Patagonia's glaciers and granite towers.

Desert to glacier, north to south

Atacama's driest desert, Santiago's wine valleys and Torres del Paine's unforgettable skyline.

Machu Picchu, and everything around it

The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu at dawn, Lima's world-class kitchens and Amazon lodges to the east.

Coffee, Caribbean and colour

Cartagena's walled city, the coffee triangle's green hills and Medellín's reinvention.

The Galápagos, and the Andes

Galápagos cruising, Quito's colonial centre and cloud-forest lodges on the Andean slopes.

Altitude and salt

The Uyuni salt flats, La Paz's cable cars and the high Andes at their most surreal.

Quiet coast, good wine

Montevideo, Colonia's cobbles and José Ignacio's understated beach houses.