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Chile

'Déjate Caer' Arts Festival

Kids and young adults between 14 and 21 launch themselves into performing dance shows, theatre and live music in Santiago's Quinta Normal Park every year. The 'Déjate Caer' Arts Festival's title aptly means 'Let yourself go'. All performances are free.

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German tourists Jan Kuhn, left, and Rebecca Mohrtalk laugh about some of the privacy issues in Casa Particulars at Norma Arias Puente's Casa Catedral on the square in Santiago de Cuba.

Cuban casas particulares turn homes into businesses

Norma Arias Puente has been learning the hospitality business for more than a decade from a perch overlooking Santiago's Parque Cespedes and the Cathedral...

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Top 10 up-and-coming wine regions

Beaujolais Nouveau has launched the 2011 French vintage, but if you’re interested in looking beyond the Bordeaux, Burgundy and Rhone classics for...

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Top 10 whitewater rafting destinations

If you’re keen to beat the sweltering summer temperatures and embrace adventure you might consider cooling off with a whitewater rafting trip. Online...

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South American voyage tests travellers

It's the deadliest tip of the world and, as we approach Cape Horn, it bares its fangs.

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Chile's Valparaiso is more laid back than the capital

"The people here have the best legs in Chile," a local tells me as we climb up a cobbled side street in Valparaiso.

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10 Top international wine destinations

Wine tourists are a growing breed as wineries around the globe step up their game and offer visitors better services and gourmet food alongside wine tasting...

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