<![CDATA[Travel South America RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.875884 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Walking in the footsteps of a pope]]> http://www.iol.co.za/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-a-pope-1.1517577

The new Papa Tour of Buenos Aires is packing visitors in for a nostalgic swing past local landmarks in the life of the man who became Pope Francis.

]]> 1.1517577 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Ghost town comes up for air]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ghost-town-comes-up-for-air-1.1515906

It's a bizarre, post-apocalyptic landscape that captures a traumatic moment in time - and now tourists are flocking there.

]]> 1.1515906 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:37:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Patagonia’s remote paradise]]> http://www.iol.co.za/patagonia-s-remote-paradise-1.1514552

Following in Darwin’s footsteps one is overcome by beauty as nature holds sway, writes Deborah Curtis-Setchell.

]]> 1.1514552 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:12:00 +0200 <![CDATA[A bright and breezy break]]> http://www.iol.co.za/a-bright-and-breezy-break-1.1510073

The bright and breezy townhouse that harbours Querido B&B is a symbol of leisurely gentrification in Buenos Aires's Villa Crespo neighbourhood.

]]> 1.1510073 Fri, 3 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Peruvian pit stops]]> http://www.iol.co.za/peruvian-pit-stops-1.1497067

Lucy Provan’s picks of the best places to lay down your head when in Peru.

]]> 1.1497067 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Amazonian conservation in action]]> http://www.iol.co.za/amazonian-conservation-in-action-1.1487244

One of the Amazon's most remote lodges, the TRC lies eight hours upriver from the sleepy Amazon capital of Puerto Maldonado.

]]> 1.1487244 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[On a high in Bolivia]]> http://www.iol.co.za/on-a-high-in-bolivia-1.1485358

La Paz is still where it's at - partly it’s because of the altitude that makes the city so exquisitely memorable.

]]> 1.1485358 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:13:24 +0200 <![CDATA[Doing Panama on the cheap]]> http://www.iol.co.za/doing-panama-on-the-cheap-1.1483624

Sophie Lam finds some great retreats in Panama City that won’t cost an arm and a leg.

]]> 1.1483624 Sat, 9 Mar 2013 14:07:54 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Reduced threat’ of kidnapping at Machu Picchu]]> http://www.iol.co.za/reduced-threat-of-kidnapping-at-machu-picchu-1.1482534

The US Embassy in Peru is lifting a restriction on its citizens travelling there.

]]> 1.1482534 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:03:51 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Time has come for Latin America’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/time-has-come-for-latin-america-1.1480981

Sao Paulo says it is ready to host Latin America's first World Expo in 2020, while dismissing security concerns.

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