Hill stations to plan your vacation in South America

Light spills over the city from the Andes in the early morning, painting the rooftops of Barrio Lastarria gold and sharpening the crispness of the air. Santiago...

Clouds drift and curl along verdant ridges, veiling the ancient stones of Machu Picchu in a waking dream. The mountain air is cool and electric, alive with the ...

Sunlight falls in soft, golden sheets across Mendoza’s tree-lined boulevards, dappling the wide pavements with shade. A hush lingers through siesta hours, ...

In Rio de Janeiro, mornings break with golden sunlight spilling across mosaic-tiled promenades and the salty tang of sea air settling on your skin. The city’s ...

In Ushuaia, the wind is a constant companion, carrying the sharp scent of sea and the earthy tang of peat across this city perched on the very edge of South ...

Mist rolls in from Lago Llanquihue at dawn, softening the snow-capped line of Osorno volcano and brushing wooden eaves with cool, lake-scented air. The town ...

As dusk settles over San Pedro de Atacama, a hush drapes the adobe streets, alive with the scent of dust and woodsmoke. The light is bruised and strange, ...

Sunrise gilds the tiled rooftops of Quito, pouring golden light down narrow streets ringed with mountains, while a cool breeze carries the scent of eucalyptus ...

Dawn in Arequipa creeps over cobbled streets, gilding the white sillar stone of colonial facades and filling the air with a cool, crisp brightness that almost ...

Mornings in Gramado open gently, pale mist curling across cobbled streets as the fragrance of pine and fresh-baked bread seeps into the cool mountain air. There...

Morning mists cling to the gentle slopes of the Andes, softening the city in a fleeting hush before sunbeams scatter across its terracotta roofs and mural-...

Cradled on the serene edge of Lago Argentino, El Calafate wakes each morning in crisp, golden light, with wind brisk off the steppe and the smell of wild ...

Dawn in Córdoba filters through a tangle of jacaranda trees, their lilac shadows dappling the old stone pavements. Narrow streets hum with anticipation as the ...

Early morning brings a gentle hush over Salta, as golden sunlight dusts the terraced hills and the air carries a faint scent of wild herbs. Colonial façades in ...

Ilhabela is an archipelago and a municipality in the North Coast of São Paulo. It is considered one of the natural paradises of the São Paulo coast, along with ...

Golden sunlight slips over the Aburrá Valley each morning, warming the slopes as Medellín stirs to life. The hum of motorbikes mingles with birdsong and the ...

Tiradentes is one of the smallest yet best preserved colonial towns in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. It has a population of about 6000 and boasts some ...

There’s a hush that settles over Belo Horizonte each evening, just as the gold of the sunset slips behind the serrated ridges of the Serra do Curral. The city ...

The first breath you take in Puno comes cool and thin, touched by the sharp clarity of highland air. Dawn rolls quietly over the altiplano, painting Lake ...