South America

Flying high above the forests and pastures of Brazil, a traveler prepares to jump out of an airplane to practice his new skydiving skill. Three loud beeps cut through the…

While camping overnight in the jungles of Brazil’s Chapada Diamantina, Jack Woods is shocked into consciousness by an unexpected encounter with the local wildlife. The dog’s barks tore into the…

While waiting in the middle of a ghetto in Rio de Janeiro, a traveler tries not to draw too much attention from two suspicious men. “Fique aqui,” said Thiago, telling…

Travel writer and journalist Shafik Meghji explores the Llanos de Moxos, an area of the Bolivian Beni that offers a new perspective on the early inhabitants of South America. It…

A hiker battles high altitude and low morale as he attempts to scale a snowy mountain peak in Peru. —- There’s no way you’ll make it, you have no mountain…

While traveling in Brazil and trying to make his way to Peru, Shafik Meghji – an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and author – chose to get there using a cheap…

A traveler hops between Uruguay and Buenos Aires in search of Argentina’s mysterious ‘blue dollar’ Buenos Aires, Argentina Busy burger bars and grand theaters line Calle Florida, Buenos Aires’ famous…

A traveler wakes up in a strange hotel room and tries to piece together what happened the previous night during the Barranquilla Carnival in Colombia. Wow, it’s bright.  Broad daylight…

When a traveler gets swept up in a street protest in Lima, Peru, a shift in the crowd forces him to be more than a spectator. The usually bustling streets…