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Peru recommended reading

Here is a selection of books we recommend relating to Peru: The true story of a British-built steamship, the Yavarí, carried by mule in thousands of parts from the Pacific to the highest navigable lake in the world - Lake Titicaca. Rediscovered by the author in 1962 as a rotting hulk, she was restor... Read more»

Posted in: Guide books, Travel books, Novels
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Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

The BBC's new documentary series focuses on Patagonia - the wild and beautiful wilderness of Latin America's far south spanning Chile and Argentina. The 3 part series explores the wildlife and local people that thrive in the seemingly uninhabitable landscape from the mighty Andes mountains to Cape H... Read more»

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Brazil recommended reading

Here is a selection of books we recommend relating to Brazil: The book to accompany Michael Palin's BBC documentary series, this is his first venture into this vast country in the time of much social and economic change. He travels the entire length of the country from the Venezulan border in the no... Read more»

Posted in: Guide books, Travel books, Novels
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Summer Newsletter August 2015

We hope you are enjoying the summer and welcome to our round-up of Latin America news and staff travel. In this issue: Office news | Last Frontiers' Top Three: Winter holidays | Jonny trekking in Peru | Last Frontiers in the press Office News We have had a busy summer so far, with many people boo... Read more»

Posted in: Newsletters
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Stephen Fry in Central America

Stephen Fry travels through Central America in ITV's new 4 part series. He journeys overland from northern Mexico down to the Colombian border in Panama, learning about the people, places wildlife and history of the Central American isthmus. In the first episode, Stephen begins his journey at the bo... Read more»

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Jonny tests the Mountain Lodges of Peru 'Lares Adventure'

In early December I was lucky enough to be invited onto the brand new Mountain Lodges of Peru (MLP) 'Lares Adventure' to Machu Picchu. After the success of MLP's Lodge to Lodge Salkantay Trek (which follows the classic Salkantay trail through the mountains to Machu Picchu - staying in comfortable lo... Read more»

Posted in: Trip reports
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Argentina recommended reading

Here is a selection of books we like relating to Argentina: Journalist Chris Moss' book, published in 2008, documents part of his journey as he crossed the continent from the Atlantic to the Andes. He wrote an evocative article in the Telegraph here describing one journey that inspired it in Welsh P... Read more»

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Nigel Planer on Brazil - The Mail on Sunday - June 2015

Nigel Planer travelled with Last Frontiers to Brazil, taking in Salvador, the Chapada Diamantina and Rio de Janeiro. Salvador is one of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas and still also retains its unique African-influenced culture. The city overlooks the vast Todos os Santos bay and without... Read more»

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