South America Travel Stories Travel Articles

Vallenato Soul – Cartagena, Colombia

Kristin Mock must ask herself: How is it that we have the power to alter our tastes? Are we even responsible for the changes within us as we travel? And why does music haunt, dance, and invade our

Portable Earthquakes, or A Fifty-Something Looks At Fortal – Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Richard Westlake does more partying in one weekend than he usually does all year.

Mobile Luxury and the Uruguayan Atkins Diet – Florianapolis, Brazil – Montevideo, Uruguay

Cullen Keller discovers the true meaning of luxury on a bus, and gives some profound dietary advice to travelers in or to Uruguay.

My Life on a Bus – Machala, Ecuador

Rebecca Lorimer sometimes feels as though she's living her entire Ecuadorian life on a bus - a big, blue, dusty, reggeaton-blaring bus.

The New Conquistadores – Chivay, Peru

Seth Brooks was not the first strange bearded man to step foot on Peruvian soil. Nearly 500 years ago Francisco Pizzaro, with the blessing of the Spanish monarchy, led an expedition of 179 conquistado

Super Bowl Sunday in Los Antiguos, Argentina – Los Antiguos, Argentina

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The Shady Life: Cordoba, Argentina – Cordoba, Argentina

Adam Rosen slides along the underbelly of Argentina.

Cymru am byth… Wales beyond Wales – Patagonia, Argentina

Jamie Bor

If Only all Thieves Were This Stupid! – Quito, Ecuador

When you hear about the travel horror stories you panic and try to ignore them and think it won't happen to you, and when it does, it happens so quick that you're not sure if it did.

The Paraguayan Border Jigsaw – Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay

Dave Holcroft escapes