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Nigel Planer in Cuba
Last year we arranged a trip for Nigel (who many of you will remember from The Young Ones) to Brazil. When I asked him where else in Latin America caught his imagination his immediate response was Cuba. He has just written a piece for the Mail on Sunday: www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-3520457/A... Read more»
Easter bunny colony found
News just in from Chile's far-flung outpost. Easter Island has discovered a colony of rabbits burrowing beneath one of the islands infamous moai. For an island so named due to its discovery on Sunday, April 5, 1722 by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, the coincidence of the new-found bunnies just days... Read more»
Spring Newsletter March 2016
Welcome to our regular round-up of Latin America news and staff travel reports. In this issue: Last Frontiers' Top Three: Lodges Brazil: Salvador and the Chapada Diamantina Mexico: Whale-watching in Baja Office news Earlier this month we said farewell to Fran, who has enlivened our office a... Read more»
Lizzy in Baja California
I was very lucky to be invited on a last minute trip to Mexico at the end of January. I know a fair bit of Mexico, having spent time living there, but Baja California had remained elusive so was certainly on my wish list of places to visit. After a very comfortable flight on AeroMexico’s new Dreaml... Read more»
Extreme scenery - Venezuela's table-top mountains
Apart from political and economic stability, Venezuela really does have it all in terms of natural beauty and resources, as I was reminded when watching Steve Backshall's BBC series called Extreme Mountain Challenge. A few years ago I took my family on a wonderful river trip in Venezuela's Gran Saba... Read more»
Nicaragua recommended reading
Here is a selection of books we recommend relating to Nicaragua: A moving account of Salman Rushdie's journey through Nicaragua, a country coming to grips with years of bloodshed and civil war. Some other books worth looking out for are: Nicaragua Handbook or Central America Handbook - Footprint... Read more»
Zika virus in the Americas
During 2015 and 2016 there have been significant Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks in the tropics. Whilst first observed in the Americas (particularly northern Brazil), cases are also being reported in other parts of the globe, including Thailand and the Cape Verde islands. ZIKV is transmitted by the fem... Read more»
Galapagos recommended reading
Here is a selection of books we recommend relating to the Galapagos islands: Charles Darwin called it "a little world within itself;" Sailors referred to it as "Las Encantadas"— the enchanted islands. This captivating history of the world's most famous islands charts their evolution from deserted wi... Read more»
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