South America

Machu Picchu to reopen

Peru's main tourist attraction Machu Picchu, one of the world's most prized heritage sites, will reopen March 29 after heavy rains cut off the ancient citadel earlier this year. Read Article...

• Repair of Machu Picchu train to take months
• Machu Picchu: breathtaking lost city of mystery

Frenchmen fined for fight on Brazilian plane

Two Frenchmen arrested for getting into a fight with the crew of a Brazilian passenger jet in December have been fined by a Sao Paulo court. Read Article...

Down and dirty in Rio mud party

Near one of Brazil's most traditional colonial towns, a bizarre Carnival craze erupts each year. Read Article...

• Tourists flock to Rio for carnival
• Samba at the Rio carnival
• Carnival atmosphere at a literary festival

Repair of Machu Picchu train to take months

Travellers were told it would likely take about two months to re-establish train service to the famous ruins of Peru's Incan citadel Machu Picchu. Read Article...

• Machu Picchu: breathtaking lost city of mystery

Party on in the Caribbean

After taking a flogging last year, the Caribbean tourism industry is looking toward an improvement in 2010. Read Article...

• There's more to this Caribbean island than the beach
• Come back to the Caribbean
• Caribbean vulnerable to tourism slump