Travel photo of the day: A toucan up close
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Rare and colourful birds fly about the huge aviaries at Parque das Aves near Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Read more »
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Travel photo of the day: Moon over the Andes
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A drive to Chile's wine region was interrupted by a stop to photograph the sun setting on vineyards and a full moon. Read more »
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Travel photo of the day: Rockhopper penguin up close
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A trip to Penguin Island off Argentina afforded Joel Jacobson the chance to get face to face with the locals. Read more »
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Travel photo: Sugar-eating squirrel monkey
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Christy Prosser photographed this precocious squirrel monkey while traveling in Ecuador last April. Read more »
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Travel photo: Galapagos iguanas bask in the sun
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Travel blogger Gary Arndt took this photo of marine iguanas while visiting the Galapagos Islands. Read more »
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Budget-friendly Carnivals beyond Rio
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Rio's not inexpensive these days. But there are budget-friendlier options for those who want to enjoy an international Fat Tuesday. Read more »
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Carnival revelers twist, shout to Beatles in Rio
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English speakers get their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party shakes it up, baby, with a samba swing to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." Read more »
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Travel photo of the day: Sunbeam in the Andes
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Nick Zetts caught a local bus to the hill in Imbabura, Ecuador, where he took this photo in January 2007. Read more »
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Brazil embraces the microbrew
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Brazil's growing economy is helping push the subculture of local microbreweries into the mainstream. Tourists, too, have even more to choose from. Read more »
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Rio de Janeiro getting a makeover
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Set in one the world’s most stunning natural locations, the pulsing metropolis is overcoming its reputation for weak infrastructure and persistent crime. Read more »
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