Category Americas

The most-photographed Maya site in the world is also one of the more misunderstood. Thirteen facts unpacked into what they mean if you are about to visit, plus the practical timing that turns the trip from a coach day into a morning at one of the great archaeological sites of the Americas.

The headline trek of Argentine Patagonia: twenty kilometres, a thousand metres of climb, and a final hour that earns its difficulty. The dawn alpenglow window, the multi-day options, and the mistakes that turn a great Patagonia day into a hard one.