Daniel Kordan’s Milky Way Reflections at Salar de Uyuni
A vehicle seems to float between two skies. Above it, the Milky Way stretches across the darkness; below it, the same light returns from an ...
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South America: Mountains, Water & Wonder
A dramatic ridge or a quiet stretch of water can change the way you imagine a place. Browse our South American archive for landscapes and discoveries, then explore related nature stories from around the world.
Start with Salar de Uyuni: Mirror Reflections or Dry Salt Patterns? and Chile’s Marble Caves: Planning a Visit from Río Tranquilo.
Ten Colourful Places Across Latin America: Cities, Heritage and an Oasis
South America’s cities and towns offer far more variety than a single label such as “vibrant” can capture. A desert oasis, a major metropoli...
Peru’s Colourful Andes: Ausangate, Vinicunca and the Mountain Landscape
The bands across Vinicunca look like broad strokes of earth pigment laid over a mountain ridge. Reds, ochres and paler layers make Peru’s Ra...
Jamie Ather’s Unexpected Brazil Booking and the Journey That Followed
Jamie Ather's unexpected trip began with an email confirmation he had not expected to receive. After a night out in Glasgow, he discover...
Jamie Ramsay’s Run through the Americas: Vancouver to Buenos Aires
Jamie Ramsay's journey began with a decision to make running part of how he explored the world. Starting in Vancouver in 2014, the Briti...
The Water-Powered Motorcycle Claim: Where the Energy Comes From
The promise sounded irresistible: a motorcycle travelling hundreds of kilometres on a litre of water. In 2015, a video of Brazilian inventor...
Catatumbo Lightning: Lake Maracaibo’s Repeated Thunderstorms
Lightning repeatedly illuminates the clouds around Lake Maracaibo, turning a dark waterside landscape into a brief, brilliant scene. The Cat...
Skylodge Adventure Suites, Peru: A Night Above the Sacred Valley
A transparent capsule fixed to a cliff makes the Sacred Valley feel almost like the wall of your bedroom. At Skylodge Adventure Suites, the ...
A Cat Appears During Romain Jantot’s Flight
The flight begins with two people enjoying the view from an open cockpit. Then another passenger appears: a cat, moving into sight above the...
Cabo Polonio, Uruguay: Dunes, a Lighthouse and Everyday Life
At Cabo Polonio, the approach is part of the experience. Dunes separate the coastal settlement from the main road, small buildings sit close...
Three Months in Bolivia: A Travel Photographer’s Landscape Diary
Water reflects a wide sky, mountains disappear into cloud and a small person changes the apparent size of an enormous landscape. Antony Harr...
Salar de Uyuni: Bolivia’s Salt Flat in Dry and Reflective Conditions
On a calm, wet day, Salar de Uyuni can turn the sky into a floor. In dry conditions, a different landscape appears: pale salt patterns, long...