The Best Desert Getaways: 9. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
If the expansive flat isn't salty enough for you, the hotel will be
South America
The Best Desert Getaways: 8. Atacama Desert, Chile
See why the Atacama is Earth's most Martian landscape
Ski the Southern Hemisphere
Keep it simple and head to Portillo, Chile, where only week-long all-inclusive packages are offered and the terrain is good enough for the US Ski Team’s summer training.
Road Trip Patagonia
Road Trip Patagonia
Beach Hop Brazil
The northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia boasts 685 miles of coastline and is the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Home and Away
Peter Stark shares his amazing experiences living abroad in Brazil and traveling in South America for a year.
Best Beach
Located on the south side of Kauai, this two-mile stretch of coast is accessible only by a brain-rattling two-mile dirt road or a three-mile hike that passes by Hawaii’s biggest sinkhole cave—both of ...
Knock Off Two Icons
Hit Machu Picchu and the Galápagos in one adventure with REI’s new multisport itinerary.
Best New Adventure Lodge
The Singular’s owners took a 100-year-old cold-storage plant and transformed it into a luxe, minimalist 57-room hotel.
Best Eco-Lodge
The striking new Mashpi Lodge, with windows so large you feel like you’re suspended in a cloud forest, crushes it on both fronts.
Adventure Travel
You’re into biking, kayaking and skiing. It’s time to raise your game with a life-changing adventure makeover. Check out these amazing destinations.
Lone Shooter
Ski filmmaker Nick Waggoner talks to Caty Enders about losing two friends while producing Solitaire, the story of a ski pilgrimage through South America.
Copacabana Beach
On New Year’s Eve, more than 2 million of Rio de Janeiro’s residents dress in pure white and flock to Copacabana Beach to pay homage to Yemanjá, the patron deity of fisherman and shipwreck survivors.
Walking on the Wild Side
Review of Wild Coast, John Gimlette's new book on Guiana, Suriname, and French Guyana.
Is there way to snorkel in the South Pacific by boat—without taking a cruise?
The Best Snorkel Cruises – Travel Advice
