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Maccu Picchu

South America: a first timer's guide to the ultimate destination

This might just be the ultimate destination for backpackers.

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Two people walking across the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia with fiery sunset  South America.

South America top 20 things to do: Great southern lands

From surreal sunsets to ancient ruins, Brazil's neighbours enthral Bellinda Kontominas.

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Rio De Janeiro. Brazil, one of the world's most beautiful cities.

Podcast: The places you must visit in South America

It's the continent that has it all. You want ancient ruins, bustling cities, soaring mountains, vast jungles? South America has you covered.

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Ute Junker
Pre-Inca mausoleum Revash in the mountains of northern Peru.

Peru's most intriguing attractions most visitors miss

Off the beaten track, the Mausoleums of Revash, Peru are a reveleation

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Rob McFarland
Dish of cheese and papaya salad at Celele.

Dining differently at Colombia's best restaurants

Colombia's culinary renaissance is best discovered at these three restaurants.

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The pool deck of Seabourn Encore.

Six of the best ways to cruise the Americas

You could spend a lifetime cruising in the Americas and never become jaded.

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Bogota.

The 10 things you should do in Bogota

Bogota's traffic can be hideous, so here's the best way to see this vibrant city.

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Gocta Waterfall is the world's third-tallest.

One of the world's biggest waterfalls only got discovered this century

Trek through a cloud forest to one of the world's highest waterfalls.

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