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1. Introduction & Country Overview Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) is an archipelago of ten volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 570 km west of Senegal. Once a Portuguese colonial trading hub, Cape Verde...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Burkina Faso — ‘Land of Incorruptible Men’ — is a landlocked country in the heart of West Africa, bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire. It...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Benin is a small West African country tucked between Nigeria to the east, Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, and the Bight of Benin...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Algeria is Africa’s largest country by area — a vast nation stretching from the Mediterranean coast across the Sahara Desert to the borders of Mali and Niger. It is...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Uruguay is one of South America’s best-kept secrets and consistently ranks as the safest country in the region. A small nation of just 3.5 million people wedged between Argentina...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Brazil is South America’s largest country and one of the world’s most captivating destinations. Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal, Salvador da Bahia, Iguazu Falls,...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Bolivia is one of South America’s most extraordinary and underrated destinations. The world’s highest navigable lake (Lake Titicaca, shared with Peru), the surreal salt flats of Salar de Uyuni,...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Argentina is South America’s second-largest country and one of its most culturally rich destinations. Buenos Aires is a world-class cosmopolitan metropolis with extraordinary food, tango, nightlife, architecture, and culture....

1. Introduction & Country Overview Peru is one of South America’s most iconic destinations, home to Machu Picchu — one of the New Seven Wonders of the World — the Nazca Lines, the Amazon...

1. Introduction & Country Overview Colombia is one of South America’s most captivating destinations — a country of extraordinary diversity with lush Amazon rainforest, Caribbean and Pacific coastlines, Andean highlands, colonial gold towns, and...