Many people may not think of icefields when they think of South America. However, anyone that has taken a basic meteorology or geography class knows that much of the continent extends to almost 60 ...
After a day of driving past the Patagonian lakes and forests of the Carretera Austral, I am startled by the sight of a small white cross along the edge of the roadway. Wreathed in wilted flowers, it ...
I’m kicking off an epic trip with a layover in Buenos Aires, soaking up the city’s vibrant blend of European and Latin ...
Patagonia is an area at the southern cone of Argentina and Chile, which covers around 300,000 square miles. It is dotted with deep blue lakes, white glaciers, endless grassy plains, long-forgotten ...
From a long haul across Patagonia to a beach cruise in South Africa to a combo in Alaska, these are the best road trips to take this summer. You see, if half the journey is getting there, why not ...
In Argentina’s Río Negro region, scientists discovered a 70-million-year-old, remarkably preserved carnivorous dinosaur egg ...
Teresa Levonian Cole is won over by two new and very different hotels that offer a spectacular window on the remote landscapes of Patagonia. Eat at the fruit of the califate bush, goes the saying, and ...
Example of a rock art panel at the site Cueva Huenul 1 (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina) Credit: Guadalupe Romero Villanueva An international team of scientists reports that cave art at a site in ...