Americas

Inside Americas

It's just one long list of things to get done in Anguilla

Sunday, 13 June 2010

There's Johnno's on Friday, Pumphouse on Saturday, The Dune on Sunday. Is there any rest for visitors to this Caribbean island? Katy Guest packed it all in

Brazil: Sun, saints and spirits in Bahia

Saturday, 5 June 2010

South America and West Africa are separated by thousands of miles of the Atlantic Ocean – yet remain united by the ancient traditions still celebrated in Brazil's vast coastal state of Bahia

Viva El Pato! Trailing a hero of the revolution

Sunday, 30 May 2010

San Martin rode across the Andes to liberate Chile in 1817. Minty Clinch got in the saddle to re-create that epic journey

The Big Six: US wine hotels

Saturday, 29 May 2010

From Oregon to Napa Valley, we pick the best places to enjoy a glass or two in style.

Pascp Robles: The word on the grapevine

Saturday, 22 May 2010

Guy Adams escapes the crowds in California's winelands

Travel Challenge: An adventure in Peru

Saturday, 22 May 2010

Every week, we invite companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a two-week journey around Peru, leaving in mid June. Prices are per person based on two sharing.

City Slicker: Bogota

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Paul Bignell: Colombia's capital is shaking off its crime-ridden past. And, if you still crave election fever, it's just the place to go.

The battle for the beaches of Cancun

Sunday, 9 May 2010

Mexico's best-loved sun and sand destination is fighting fierce and hard to stop the erosion of its beaches, but is the cost too high? Sarah Barrell reports

Hit the open road with a new breed of exotic fly-drives

Sunday, 9 May 2010

Argentina overland? Mark Rowe selects the best brave new destinations for adventurous motorists

Travel By Numbers: US national parks

Saturday, 17 April 2010

As a week celebrating America's protected landscapes begins, Ben Ross adds up the appeal

Call of the wild: Hitting the heights in Utah

Saturday, 17 April 2010

The US now has 58 national parks to choose from, including Zion in Utah, where natural wonders coincide with a new respect for the environment.

This city battled the elements and won – not once, but twice

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Galveston is back, just 18 months after being devastated by Hurricane Ike. It was the same story 108 years ago, when the Texan island rebuilt itself after the Great Storm. Adrian Mourby reports.

You'll be dancing in the streets on this island

Sunday, 11 April 2010

There's more to the Dominican Republic than its beach resorts. Ben Lerwill heads to the capital, a city with a footloose soundtrack.

The natural world: The impact of a dramatic setting in Arizona

Saturday, 10 April 2010

In front of me is one of the best preserved impact craters in the world, a giant hole in the sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau, near Flagstaff in Northern Arizona. About 50,000 years ago you would have been in serious trouble if you were standing where I am today; a large iron meteorite, weighing in at perhaps 500,000 tonnes slammed into the Earth's surface at speeds in excess of 11km/s. The most recent studies indicate that this colossal impact released 10-11 megatonnes of energy – over 500 times more than the atomic bomb that exploded over Nagasaki in 1945.

Traveller's Guide: Nicaragua

Saturday, 10 April 2010

Central America's largest country is more than just a land of lakes and volcanoes – it is also rich in culture.

Trail of the unexpected: Street art in Pennsylvania

Saturday, 10 April 2010

Chris Coplans takes a tour of the striking murals that are transforming this vibrant city.

Travel By Numbers: Easter Island

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Greg Fountain picks apart the mysterious Polynesian island

On The Road: Maxim�n claimed his place - ahead of the Virgin Mary

Saturday, 3 April 2010

Through the fug of spray, wisps of copal incense and blockade of human-sized candles, the band at the back of the church crept into life with the Pink Panther theme tune. I grinned widely. The locals clearly had a sense of humour on this, the most solemn day in the Catholic calendar.