Exploring Central & South America

Sunsets in Rio de Janeiro are truly beautiful as you watch the sky turn into bright oranges and reds. The sea glistens in the last light of the day and the mountains form an impressive dark backdrop to the city. With your Rio vacation never having to be too far away, watching the Rio de […]

Located in the center of the hustle and bustle of Machu Picchu Pueblo is the smart, contemporary and comfortable El MaPi Hotel by Inkaterra. The down-to-earth and relaxed atmosphere of the small town continues into the hotel ensuring that your Christmas and New Year’s vacation in Peru is pleasant and fulfilling. Speaking to the Resident […]

This Christmas and New Year, what could be better than making the most of the Holiday Season and vacation period than going to explore the Inca wonders of Peru? During the peak of the Inca Empire, it stretched from the center of Chile to the south of Colombia with the vibrant city of Cusco as its capital. The Inca […]

Inkaterra has been a leader in ecotourism since 1975, developing different research projects in the Amazon and in the cloud forest of Machu Picchu. Their worthwhile projects include having the world’s largest collection of wild orchids; social work support in local communities, organizing workshops for children every summer, working with organic products and educating all […]

In our last blog article we took a look at the Buenos Aires restaurants that made it into Latin America’s Top 50 Restaurants. One particular restaurant in Buenos Aires that we feel is missing from this list is the spectacular, iLatina Restaurant. With 2,386 restaurants currently registered on TripAdvisor, since opening its doors to business […]

Last week Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurant list was published and while restaurants from Lima, the capital of Latin American food took 3 of the top 10 places, restaurants in Buenos Aires have become a regular feature on this list. To be exact, no other city or country in the 2014 Top 50 Best Restaurants in […]

♦ Please include a brief introduction about yourself, your position and Hotel Tamarindo Diria. My name is Kathya Porras and I’m the Tour & Travel Sales Manager at the Hotel Tamarindo Diria Beach Resort located in Tamarindo in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. I graduated from University with a degree in Hotel Operations and […]

A Costa Rican Christmas and New Year is full of Latin American flavor however as with everything, the Holiday celebrations are done in a special ‘Pura Vida’ and Tico way. December marks the start of the festivals and celebrations that run all the way through to the New Year and it is therefore vital you […]

Traveling to Costa Rica for Christmas and New Year’s Eve will leave you with the difficult task of finding a better place to spend the festivities next year. The festive mood, sun-kissed beaches and warm temperatures create an infectious atmosphere of relaxation and fun for your special end of year getaway. Christmas and New Year is a time […]