Chile
Chilean people are just about the friendliest people I have ever met. I picked up a few hitchhikers: all of them were keen to meet for drinks and dinner and converse with me and my
Colombia
Colombia is a mammalwatching paradise. It is ridiculously diverse, with about 460 species of mammals a ton of which are endemic. Add the friendliest people I've ever met and delici
Brazil
I’ve visited Brazil four times. In October 2006 I spent six days in the western Amazon, at the Palmari Lodge. In August 2007 I returned for two and a half weeks and visited Rio C
Ecuador
I have visited Ecuador three times: in August 2012 for a week to see Spectacled Bears and Mountain Tapirs in the Andes, and then to the Napo Valley; and for a long weekend in Septe
Peru
I've visited Peru twice. In 2014 I spent a week with my son at Chaparri Lodge, in Lambayeque, and Tapiche Reserve in Loreto. See my 2014 report. I returned in 2019 to help Fiona Re
Argentina
I have been to Argentina several times and it is one of my favourite countries in South America, amid very stiff competition. Superb mammalwatching combined with some world class f
Trinidad & Tobago
I haven’t been to Trinidad and Tobago yet, but I’ve included some resources here. Please submit your trip reports.
Falkland Islands
I haven’t visited the Falkland Islands yet, but I’ve included community reports from those that have.
Bonaire
I visited Bonaire to escape the New York winter for a weekend in 2014. It is a great place to dive but not so great to mammal watch. There are no native terrestrial mammals, but t