It’s not many places in the world that can lay claim to their national soft drink outselling the global giant Coca Cola, but in Peru it is just the case with Inca Kola. Like the very proud Scots and their national soft drink of choice, Irn Bru – Inka Kola stood in the face of Coca Cola, and outsold
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Actually, Iguazu Falls’ spelling is Iguaçu. Then again, it can also be Iguassu or even Yguasu, depending on whom you ask. But don’t let grammar get in the way of what really matters. In native Guarani, Iguazu means ‘big water’ and nothing you can do to the spelling of the name, will ever change that
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Seems like a pretty strange place to find Bavarian style houses in the jungles of Peru but the German settlements around Oxapampa are just that. The city was founded in 1891 after a long period of famine in Central Europe. In 1853 a group of some 10,000 settlers came from Germany, mainly of Prussian
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El Dorado, the Cities of Gold, Caribbean pirates, treasure islands and shipwrecks with unimaginable loot – concepts and stories that have captured the imagination for centuries. It may not have occurred to you before now but most of these stories come from one continent – South America.The Spanish C
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South America is a continent of extremes when it comes to water. Most of the world’s largest rivers (especially by volume of water) are within South America. The density of waterways is unrivalled on the planet. With this abundance of water, it comes as no surprise that many of the world’s greatest
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Planning to fly from Australia to South America? While South America can feel a world away from the likes of Sydney or Perth, there are actually quite a few flight options that can get you there before you know it! Yes, it's a long way to travel, but with an increased number of direct flights from S
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