After winning bids to host both the 2014 World Cup soccer and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro—already a prized destination for American travelers—is solidly in the spotlight.

Because of its reputation as a concrete metropolis, visitors are surprised by Sao Paulo’s lovely natural areas.

Centerpiece of the Central Valley, Santiago is home to a third of Chilean people.

There are many good reasons for travelers to spend some quality time in Bogota, one of the oldest cities in the Western Hemisphere and nowadays one of its liveliest and most interesting capitals.

Ecuador made its way onto Lonely Planet’s “Top 10 Countries” picks for 2013, pointing to the great expectations for the new railway network that opens this year.

Guyana is an Indian word meaning “land of many waters,” and these many waters are the major thoroughfares along which people and produce move about the country.

Peru is the cradle of South America’s ancient civilizations, today promoted by PromPeru as “Peru: Empire of Hidden Treasures.”

Historically, travel agents have been the major retail merchants of cruise industry sales, so we wondered if this held true for the booming river cruise market.

Many of us who focus on Latin America look forward to TravelMart Latin America (TMLA), an annual ingathering of buyers and sellers of travel products and services, this year held in Cartagena, next year in Quito.

The rising tide of river cruise travel is sweeping in as a mainstream vacation choice for Americans who enjoy a convenient and hassle-free way to travel at an unhurried pace.