Simon Kane indulges in luxury at the end of the world.

One-time Python, at 69, is still boyishly nice in the way that little clever boys can be nice. In fact, he may even be the nicest chap in Britain.

On a Peruvian lake, Anna Leask finds people living on man-made islands.

Walking in the footsteps of the ancient Incas among the ruins at Machu Picchu was a surreal experience for Anna Leask.

After years of steady economic growth in Brazil, Juliana Barbassa goes in search of an on-the-cheap exotic holiday in Rio.

Gaucho are the original cowboys who roamed southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina after the Spanish introduced cattle to South America, then largely abandoned them. Today, the gaucho philosophy remains on farms throughout South America, with riders expected to wear cowboy boots, baggy pants and wide-brimmed hats... and to ride the gaucho way - one-handed.

Buenos Aires, the Paris of South America, is a city full of art, food, glamour and joie de vivre, writes Pamela Wade.

Che Guevara's daughter, Aleida Guevara, says 'sometimes people know what he stands for, sometimes not'.

Charlotte Holmes heads deep into the mines of Potosi - once the richest city in all of Latin America.

Abi Jackson rounds up some elevated accommodation options and finds treehouse living has come a long way.

A close encounter with glacier calving in Argentine Patagonia is a thrilling event, finds Paul Rush.

London's Games are done, now all eyes are on Rio, writes Josie Dale.

Two waka crews have set off on a massive ocean journey to Easter Island today.