Topic: South America
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The chattering line of Brazilians, many straining under the weight of their duty-free bags, stretched back hundreds of feet after a recent Monday night flight from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro. Backed by a booming economy, ...
Protesters tightened their siege of the city of Potosi Saturday, as France's ambassador cautioned that prolonged unrest could harm Bolivia's tourism industry and threaten foreign investment in lithium mining. More than 100 tourists from several countries have been trapped in this city ...
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Holidaying with children doesn't have to mean sacrificing style, with a growing number of hotels offering family-friendly features from playrooms to tree houses while still appealing to sophisticated adult tastes. Boutique travel brand Mr & Mrs Smith (http://www.mrandmrssmith.com) ...
A total solar eclipse drew an 11,000-kilometer (6,800-mile) arc over the Pacific, plunging remote isles into darkness in a heavenly display climaxing on mysterious Easter Island. The skies grew black in the middle of the day Sunday as the Moon slipped in ...
Tourists and scientists poured onto remote and mysterious Easter Island Sunday to watch a rare solar eclipse, a mixed blessing for the tiny Pacific community. An estimated 4,000 tourists, scientists, photographers, filmmakers and journalists flocked to the remote Chilean outpost of only ...
Rail service to Peru's main tourist attraction Machu Picchu, one of the world's most prized heritage sites, reopened after months of repairs since heavy rains cut off the site early this year. Train operators said normal service had resumed for the entire ...
They may be wrapped up in winter wear, but fans of the South American quartet within touching distance of glory have brought a dash of Latin colour to the first football World Cup on African soil. While five-time winners Brazil and Diego ...
In life, Ernesto "Che" Guevara fought to overthrow a corrupt, capitalist elite. In death, he is spawning his own tourism industry — soon to include a three-country "Che Trail." Tourism officials in Argentina, Cuba and Bolivia are collaborating on a historic route ...
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Clash of the Titans" ruled the foreign box office for a fourth weekend on Sunday, but its offshore domination will likely end this week as "Iron Man 2" kicks off in six markets. "Clash" claimed an estimated ...
Post-quake Chile's tourism industry hit hard by false impressions; most sites are fineOutside Santiago's Fine Arts Museum is a fallen cornice broken into chunks and strewn across marble steps. But inside, sculpture stands firmly beneath a perfectly intact glass cupola. In the ...
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