The ideal time to see the cacti bloom in deserts is usually from late March to early May. This timeframe can shift a bit ...

The vast white sands of the Lencois Maranhenses desert meet with the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. This surreal landscape is ...

South America, from Brazil to Argentina - Visit the continent’s awe-inspiring landscapes, cultural heritage sites and buzzing cities, from well-known destinations like Rio De Janeiro to more unsung lo ...

From true tales in national parks to futuristic stories set in the world’s largest ocean, these books touch on travel in new and, at times, surprising ways.

In the north, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth ... The nearby Colca Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world, and a popular hiking, trekking and rafting site.

Following our time in Peru, we would visit Chile and spend a few days in the Atacama Desert. We would end the ... I hadn’t planned on hiking, and I knew that at least half my kids would not ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet ...

At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...