1 November 2013
For a region that’s supposed to be teeming with male chauvinists, South America has a remarkable number of women leaders and the next one to take office will probably follow the pattern.
The first round of the Chilean presidential elections will happen two weeks from now and you can be sure of one thing: the president will be female. This is a remarkable achievement for a continent known for its macho…
5 December 2010
The Argentinean province of Formosa is firmly off the tourist radar.
The Argentinean province of Formosa is firmly off the tourist radar. One of the poorest parts of the country, it stretches along the sub-tropical northern border with Paraguay, over a thousand kilometres from the capital…
15 August 2010
While North American airlines continue to bleed cash and cut back on services, down in Latin America the aviation industry has never felt more robust.
While North American airlines continue to bleed cash and cut back on services, down in Latin America the aviation industry has never felt more robust. Panama’s Copa Airlines has emerged as a regional air-power, Brazil’s TAM…
8 December 2011
South America has become a great place to fly. This is a bit of a change.
South America has become a great place to fly. This is a bit of a change.
29 June 2012
I just got back from a two-week trip to Brazil and I was impressed with what’s happening there. We all know Brazil has been the motivating force in Latin America for a while.
I just got back from a two-week trip to Brazil and I was impressed with what’s happening there. We all know Brazil has been the motivating force in Latin America for a while. It’s a rags-to-riches story and its energy has…
17 April 2012
When Francis Scott Key penned the words to the “Star Spangled Banner” and coined his country as “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, he certainly hadn’t envisaged how his fellow Americans would be travelling…
When Francis Scott Key penned the words to the “Star Spangled Banner” and coined his country as “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, he certainly hadn’t envisaged how his fellow Americans would be travelling…
8 June 2011
More than 50 international galleries have landed in London this week unfurling a vast collection of Latin American art for the opening of “Pinta”, a four-day exhibition showcasing the best of the region’s modern and cont…
More than 50 international galleries have landed in London this week unfurling a vast collection of Latin American art for the opening of “Pinta”, a four-day exhibition showcasing the best of the region’s modern and cont…
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