BY BEN BOX 1 San Telmo The oldest barrio in Buenos Aires, colonial San Telmo is destination number one for an authentic tango experience. But it’s more than antique shops, bustling…

BY BEN BOX Any trip to Argentina should include the Iguazú Falls. They’re the biggest falls in South America – half as high again as Niagara – and a spectacular experience.…

BY BEN BOX The whole of the west of the country, along the mountains of the Andes, offers superb opportunities for trekking. The Lake District in summer is the most rewarding…

BY BEN BOX Empanada festival Each September the empanada festival in Tucumán brings together the best empanada chefs in the country. There are cooking displays, music and the fiercely contested ‘best…

BY BEN BOX Among the tales of early pioneers to Argentina, the story of Welsh emigration, in search of religious freedom, is one of the most impressive. The first 165 settlers…

BY CHRIS WALLACE The famous narrow-gauge Tren a las Nubes is an extraordinary feat of engineering, and a good way to experience the dramatic landscape up to the puna. Built to enable…

BY BEN BOX What was once the dance of immigrants from the Buenos Aires dockyards is now one of the most internationally recognizable aspects of Argentine culture. At the turn of…

BY BEN BOX Mate (pronounced mattay) is the essential Argentine drink. All over the country, whenever groups of Argentines get together, they share a mate.  It’s an essential part of your…

BY RICHARD ARGHIRIS 1 Northern cayes Sling a hammock, pour yourself a glass of rum and soak up the easygoing Caribbean vibe on these palm-fringed paradise islands. 2 Blue Hole Marvel at…

BY RICHARD ARGHIRIS There is no sound quite like the deep, guttural, sustained roar of a male howler monkey. Those who first hear it, unaware of its origin, wake with a fright…

BY RICHARD ARGHIRIS Belize’s national bird is the largest flying bird in the Americas. Jabirus are found throughout the American tropics. They are unmistakeable – huge white birds on twig-thin legs, with…