BRAZIL

Principal attractions: Rio de Janeiro, Iguaçu Falls, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo, River Amazon, the Pantanal, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Historic Ouro Preto, Capoeira, Teatro Amazonas, Florianópolis beaches, Diamantina; activities including hang-gliding, surfing, wind-surfing, sailing, fishing, rock climbing, hiking

Major cities: Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Belém, Recife, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Manaus

PERU

Principal attractions: Lima (with its selection of museums, striking architecture, restored colonial centre, and zoo), Arequipa, the El Misti volcano, the Colca Canyon, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Chavín de Huántar and other Inca and pre-Inca archaeological sites, the Huaraz area, Iquitos (Peru's largest jungle city), Manú National Park, Nazca Lines; activities including trekking, mountaineering, white-water rafting, canoeing and swimming

Major cities: Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Callao