Back when the Westin Puerto Vallarta opened in 1993, it was cutting-edge and modernistic, a showpiece for architect Javier Sordo Madaleno, whose firm has gone on to design some of Mexico’s most striking hotels and commercial buildings (including Chable Maroma and Solaz Los Cabos). With its bold design statements and expansive public rooms, it looked [&hellip
Is a trip to Quito in your future and you’re looking for things to do there? If you’re a visual learner, you might like to check out this hand-painted infographic from Illa Experience Hotel, the experiential place to stay in Ecuador’s capital. It will guide you through Quito’s attractions, showing you the main sites and [&hellip
As I write this it’s barely December, but tens of thousands of people have been hit with flight delays because of winter storms. It was a rough Thanksgiving weekend in the USA. With climate change continuing to wreak havoc worldwide and the country’s infrastructure years behind on improvement funding, who knows what’s in store for [&hellip
If you find yourself in Mexico, looking at a wall of 100 tequila brands to choose from, you might want to reach for Don Ramon Reposado and save a few bucks. You’ll get a nice 100% blue agave tequila with some heritage, in a bottle that makes it look like it should cost far more [&hellip
We run lots of luxury adventure tour stories on Luxury Latin America because the whole region offers so many options for getting outside and doing something epic. It’s hard to top Costa Rica adventures though since they’re so accessible to the two main airports and you can pack a lot into one vacation in this [&hellip
There are quite a few inns and B&Bs scattered around the Mendoza Wine region of Argentina, but only a few hotels that are geared to luxury travelers who want to sip and stay in style. Earlier this decade we reviewed a new luxury wine resort option in the Lujan de Cuyo area: Entre Cielos. This [&hellip
