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The Adiyogi Shiva statue is 112 feet (34 metres) tall, an allusion to the 112 chakras of the body.

‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed

The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.

  • Chris Moss

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The granite peaks of Mount Fitz Roy on the Laguna de los Tres trek.

This world-famous hike has a curveball that no one talks about

A man dripping in sweat notices me nod with polite alarm in his direction. “Won’t tell you what it’s like,” he says, wheezing. “You’ll turn back.”

  • Gary Nunn
A puma hunts penguins in the Patagonia region.

Penguins become prey for the pumas of Patagonia

The return of top predators to one of South America’s most remote regions has led to unexpected interactions between species.

  • Alexa Robles-Gil
From a distance, Rio’s colourful favelas look appealing.

Authentic insight or voyeurism? My struggle with slum tourism

I saw a colourful, poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny, divisive and nuanced the issue is.

  • Gary Nunn
Grilling under way at the Asado Experience.

Australian barbecues have nothing on this meat-crazed country

As a visitor to Argentina with no local friends or familial ties, can you experience a real asado – a proper family-style get-together? No. That is, until now.

  • Ben Groundwater
Buenos Aires: one of the great cities of the world.

One of the world’s truly great destinations is ready for a comeback

Argentina is a country that is imperfect, but so attractive you can’t look away. Here are 13 things to love about it.

  • Ben Groundwater
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US President Donald Trump has already caused a lot of damage to the reputation of the world’s most important central bank.

Trump’s $15 billion Band-Aid for the problem he created

These American farmers are having a record year, but their hands are tied.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Javier Milei has built a close personal relationship with Trump and his US administration and Trump’s conservative billionaire supporters.

Trump spends America’s billions to save a friend in need

It’s good to be buddy-buddy with Donald Trump. Just ask Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president Javier Milei.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Giuseppe Ghislandi’s 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, displayed in Argentina this week for the first time in more than 80 years.

Nazi-looted painting spotted on property listing recovered in Argentina

Portrait of a Lady has been displayed publicly for the first time in 80 years, after it unwittingly featured in an advertisement posted online by the daughter of a fugitive Nazi.

  • Isabel Debre
The Iguazu Falls are a crowd magnet.

The insider secret to beating the crowds at this world wonder

A stay at Awasi Iguazu is the only way to get to Iguazu Falls before the park opens to the public. 

  • Ben Groundwater