DestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaHow huge statues 'walked' 900 years agoLiving on a remote, barren isle bestowed with few resources, the Rapanui needed to combine ingenious design with flawless sculpting to move the massive moai without any machinery.TravelBrazil's sacred, newly opened mountainNearly 20 years ago, Brazil banned access to its highest mountain. Now, a new initiative could show how ecotourism can protect the Amazon rainforest from environmental threats.TravelHow huge statues 'walked' 900 years agoLiving on a remote, barren isle bestowed with few resources, the Rapanui needed to combine ingenious design with flawless sculpting to move the massive moai without any machinery.TravelBrazil's sacred, newly opened mountainNearly 20 years ago, Brazil banned access to its highest mountain. Now, a new initiative could show how ecotourism can protect the Amazon rainforest from environmental threats.TravelWhy remote workers are flocking to RioLaunched in January 2022, Brazil's new Digital Nomad Visa is enticing a new type of traveller to the South American country. And Rio is one of the most alluring spots to settle.TravelThe outlawed drink making a comebackVillainised, stigmatised and still officially outlawed, the indigenous beverage chicha has been making a comeback.TravelArgentina's answer to YellowstoneOnce a degraded backwater, Argentina's Iberá Wetlands is home to a stunning collection of wildlife – and one of the continent's most ambitious eco-initiatives.Why remote workers are flocking to RioLaunched in January 2022, Brazil's new Digital Nomad Visa is enticing a new type of traveller to the South American country. And Rio is one of the most alluring spots to settle.TravelThe outlawed drink making a comebackVillainised, stigmatised and still officially outlawed, the indigenous beverage chicha has been making a comeback.TravelMore South America destinationsUnesco announces its newest geoparks around the worldFrom dinosaur fossils in Brazil to the soaring monasteries of Meteora, these 18 new geological sites highlight a particular region's natural, cultural and intangible heritage.TravelBrazil's heart-breaking site that changed historyRio de Janeiro was once the world's largest slave city – and a walking tour through "Little Africa" is the best way to explore the history that shaped Brazil's national identity.TravelBrazil's new it-town for Carnival 2024This year, Brazilians seem to have recognised that the heart of carnival culture is not in Rio, but in little-known Belo Horizonte.TravelThe discovery of the Americas' long-lost 'Rome'The unearthing of an immense network of cities deep in the Ecuadorean Amazon is proving that the world's biggest rainforest was once a thriving cosmopolitan hub.TravelPeru's unknown site to rival Machu PicchuWith January 2024 seeing the start of even bigger crowds at Machu Picchu, savvy travellers may be wise to head to the stunning edifice that barely anyone has heard of: Waqra Pukará.TravelFive cities where your travel cash goes furtherFrom Toronto to Tokyo, these five cities remain surprisingly affordable compared to their more costly neighbours.TravelMore travelInside the home of a modern-day Leonardo da VinciRecently opened to the public, this artists' residence surprises whomever ventures in, making them wonder how such a splendid place exists in an otherwise sleepy Venetian square.TravelOne of the most spectacular drives in CubaFew travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past.TravelTitanic survivor on the moment ship sankMore than a century since the Titanic sank, this first-person testimony of survivor Frank Prentice remains a powerful and harrowing account of the sheer terror felt by those on board.CultureThis is how you make the world's oldest beerAn ancient recipe for Mesopotamian beer has survived the millennia to find new life as a modern drink.FutureWhere to find Italy's 'dolce vita' in real lifeDespite being a noir thriller, Netflix's Ripley brings new life to Italy's romanticised notion of la dolce vita. 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