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Why Latin America is so much more than plantain, rice and beans

It is safe to say that Latin America does not have the best culinary reputation. Two ‘foodies’, Victoria Turner and Pete Oldham, travelled across South and Central America in search of a decent meal to recreate for their amigos back home. Below, they describe their favourite 8 destinations and why they offer so much more than the stereotypical Holy Trinity of […]

An insider guide to Santiago de Chile

Claudia Posada on the sights, smells and sounds of her year abroad destination, the Chilean capital of Santiago. One of the first excursions I made in Santiago de Chile was the two hour trek up Cerro San Cristobal, a mountain covered in exotic vegetation that provides a stark contrast to the city’s overwhelming mass of high-rise buildings. The Andes are constantly […]