Argentina The Quebrada de Humahuaca: Argentina's wild north west The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a world away from Buenos Aires, a wild and surreal landscape of multi-coloured mountains and cactus-filled deserts...
Argentina Salta: Gateway to the Andes As the city fell away we passed through a scrubby landscape of hills prickly with cardón cacti, before entering the stunning Quebrada de las Conchas...
Argentina Merry in Mendoza Our starter and main course were paired with our eighth and ninth wines of the day, a punchy chardonnay and another very nice malbec, and by this point the day had acquired rather fuzzy edges...
Argentina Córdoba: Argentina's surprising second city The cathedral looked particularly beautiful against the sunny blue skies, built on a site that has been in continuous use as a church since 1582, longer than anywhere else in Argentina...
Argentina Buenos Aires: A capital in crisis Buenos Aires is tinged with sadness, like an aristocratic old lady who's lost her husband and turned to gin...
Brazil Iguazu Falls: Both sides of the story Every time we thought we'd got our heads round the size and layout of Iguazu, we'd round a corner and realise that another huge series of waterfalls had been hiding just out of view.