Last Frontiers Newsletter #19 September 2011

Oli made his first trip to Uruguay, visiting Carmelo, Colonia, Montevideo, Punta del Este and discovered some new properties near the chic little fishing village of José Ignacio. Fine wine, good food (and interesting and unusual cuts of meat), and even some glamping. Read his full Uruguay trip report here.

Ed visited Bonito, clear rivers with fantastic snorkelling, and then moved north to the Pantanal - Brazil's main wildlife destination. Here he stayed at our friend Paul Grol's Embiara Lodge, but also found time to pop in on some of the neighbours. Read his Brazil trip report here.

Sue was in Mexico, where she loved the cobbled streets and colonial charm of Oaxaca, before continuing to Chiapas (the Sumidero canyon, the Maya site of Bonampak, Yaxchilán and Palenque, where she found a lovely new hotel, the Quinta Chanabnal). She then continued to the Riviera Maya where two private villas particularly caught here attention. Read her Mexico report here.

Ed made his first foray to little-visited Paraguay. He visited several of the fascinating ex-Jesuit missions and wondered why more people don't spend at least a few days in this very friendly country. Read his Paraguay trip report here.

We are looking forward to welcoming Becks and Lizzy back from maternity leave in late October and February respectively (young Henry and Joseph are both frequent, ever-growing, visitors), and Tracy has just stopped work in anticipation of the birth of her second. Our newest recruits, Oli and Claire, are both settling in very well (and currently travelling in Panama and Belize respectively). We do feel rather short-staffed, however, so if you know of any Latin America enthusiast looking for a (demanding, but fulfilling) job do point them our way!