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Peru in style: Luxury options in the Andes

Peru offers a wide variety of holiday styles for the traveller depending on their taste and budget. While the country has long held an attraction for the adventure traveller keen to scale the mountains to reach the ruined city of Machu Picchu or to travel through the

Dancing in the streets: Buenos Aires and the Tango

Buenos Aires is often described a very European city. Although the label ‘Paris of the South’ is a bit wide of the mark (the buildings of Recoleta provide the only passable likeness of its Northern Hemisphere twin) Buenos Aires does have its own sense of style that

Whales and the Welsh in Patagonia

It might surprise you to know that there are around 5,000 native Welsh speakers in Argentina. In fact, in the Chubut Province in Argentinian Patagonia it is argued that many of the old Welsh traditions and customs have been better preserved than in Wales itself. Welsh-sounding place

4 compelling reasons to visit Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country that is well studying before going to a pub quiz. Perhaps one of the most likely pieces of trivia you’ll need is that Costa Rica is the largest country in the world to have no military forces. Another would be the country’s

Peru beyond Machu Picchu

Think of Peru and most visitors will immediately conjure up a picture of the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu. While these dramatic ruins are undoubtedly the main draw for Peru it would be wrong to write off the rest of this fascinating and incredibly diverse country.

Oaxaca: a taste of real Mexico

Temple of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca Think of Mexico and you might first think of golden beaches and plush resorts. For some the name conjures up images of the imposing pyramid of Chichen Itza or the jungle ruins at Palenque. But for a slice of real Mexican life

Costa Rica

On my recent research trip to Costa Rica, I travelled to San Jose via Madrid with Iberia airlines. The journey took 15 hours and although the service was not overly impressive, it meant that I didn’t have a plane change in the USA or have to pass

Brazil’s Emerald Coast

In March this year I was lucky enough to experience the beauty of Brazil’s Emerald coast line, visiting Buzios, Paraty and Ilhe Grande which are all in easy reach of both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (approx 3hrs from Rio and 4 hours from Sao Paulo

Panama, a real eye opener

My trip to Panama earlier this year was a real eye opener. Panama is famous for its canal that allows ships to travel between the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean without travelling the whole length of South America, and this amazing feat of engineering is worthy of

A Panamanian Adventure

Reservations consultant Kier Collings enjoyed a 2 week trip exploring one of the newest additions to the Sunvil Traveller destination portfolio: Panama.This was my first trip to Panama but, hopefully, it won’t be my last! After working hard to get organised with office duties I was looking