Visiting Ushuaia: Argentina’s Gateway to Antarctica
Ushuaia brands itself the end of the world. Its prison, railway, lighthouse and city title are all disputed, except one: the gateway to Antarctica.
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Visiting Easter Island: Rapa Nui’s Moai Statues
Visiting Easter Island: how the Rapa Nui moved thousand-ton moai statues without wheels or draft animals, and why the truth behind the island's collapse is still debated.
Visiting Machu Picchu: The Lost City That Wasn’t
Machu Picchu was never lost to the people who lived around it, only to the outsiders who stopped asking. A look at the Inca citadel's stonework, its real 1911 "discovery," and what still isn't known about why it was built.
Visiting La Recoleta Cemetery: Resting Place of Eva Perón
Visiting La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires: the true story of Eva Perón's fortified tomb, its hidden vaults, and the legends buried alongside her.
Visiting Chiloé Island: Chile’s Island of Witches
Chiloé Island travel guide: UNESCO wooden churches, the 1880 witch trial, and the origin of the potato in Chile's most isolated archipelago.