​ The Latin American Travel Association (LATA) has produced a guide to Rio de Janeiro and surroundings. Where to stay LATA members suggest the Ipanema and Leblon areas. Hotels such as the new Janeiro Hotel in Leblon or the Praia Ipanema overlook the ocean and are situated streets away from the Ipanema beach. They offer more upscale luxurious accomm...

Rainforest Cruises is offering authentic and immersive adventure cruising in the Brazillian Amazon aboard La Jangada, the only luxury catamaran in the region. The trip, which is combined with a night at the Villa Amazonia Boutique Hotel in Manaus, takes guests upriver to the border of Peru and Colombia. The Jangada cruise is also one of the most cu...

The team at Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental has been working to turn a small Andean nation into a new Mecca for motorcyclists. Ecuador has emerged as one of the most exciting and intriguing destinations for motorcycle tourists with thousands of visitors each year experiencing its twisty roads, high Andes Mountains, Pacific Coast and Amazon jungle on tw...

​ The Chocó Andino de Pichincha is now recognised by UNESCO within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The Chocó Andino extends through 700+ acres of land that provide high amounts of pure air thanks to the vast life of flora and fauna, with 83% of its area within the Metropolitan District of Quito. The cloudy forests of Chocó Andino preserve ...

South America specialist, Swoop Patagonia is offering a five-day trek, which crosses Argentina's rugged Cordon del Bosque mountain range, to reach the tranquil shores of Lago del Desierto. The 'El Condor to Lago del Desierto' trek requires participants to ford rivers, cross rugged terrain and negotiate beech forests. They also descend in to valleys...

​ Jacada Travel has launched a new nine-day 'Introduction to Colombia' tour. This starts with two days in Bogota, before continuing to Villa de Leyva to the north of the capital via Zipaquira and driving through the Altiplano of Cundinamarca, the home of potato farming and milk cattle. The holiday will also include a stop-over in the colonial villa...