Great Escapes: Latin America

Latin America spans Amazon rainforests, Patagonian glaciers, Caribbean beaches, Andean peaks, colonial cities and deserts—a region shaped by ancient civilizations like the Incas, Maya and Aztecs, later explored and settled by Europeans. Angelika Taschen curates lodges, estates, design hotels, green stays, mansions, treehouses, camping and glamping sites, presented with striking photography and concise travel insights.

Featured stays include Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge in the Brazilian Amazon and Uxua in Trancoso, where historic buildings were transformed into ethnic-style villas. In Uruguay, Big Bang offers forest-and-ocean glamping, while elegant retreats like Fasano Punta del Este and Posada Ayana—home to a James Turrell Skyspace—define the region’s coastal allure.

The journey continues to Explora El Chaltén beneath Monte Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Tierra Atacama in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the mid-century icon Antumalal, and Easter Island with its timeless Moai. In Peru, travellers follow Inca history through the Valle Sagrado to Machu Picchu; in Ecuador, they meet the Achuar community while staying at Kapawi Ecolodge.

Further highlights include Colombia’s Hotel San Pedro de Majagua on Isla Grande, Costa Rica’s dream-built beach escape Nantipa, and Nicaragua’s private-island sanctuary Isleta El Espino. Mexico rounds out the journey with Hotel Terrestre in Puerto Escondido, the boutique-blended Mesón Hidalgo in San Miguel de Allende, and the relaxed luxury of Hotel San Cristóbal Baja in Todos Santos.