The CAT Travel Latin America Photo Contest

The Latin America Photo Contest continues with CAT this month. Last month saw some beautiful entries which stand a chance of winning a Luxury tour for two to Cusco and Machu Picchu. All photos that depict Latin America’s spectacular natural landscapes as well as its vibrant culture will be accepted in the competition.

The Latin America Photo Contest runs from December 1st through to May 31st 2008. The grand prize is a free luxury trip for two around Peru to Cusco and Machu Picchu. The trip is valued at just over $5000 (US) and includes luxury hotels and tours, meals where stated in the itinerary, and all domestic transport. The trip lasts a grand total of one week and does not include international flights to and from Lima where the tour begins.


The winner will be selected by a panel of judges including senior travel professionals from CAT as well as professional photographer David Rubio in Buenos Aires.

The winner will have until the 31st of December 2008 in order to book their trip.

The winning photograph, along with the 9 runners up, will be displayed on the Class Adventure Travel Website, the Class Adventure Travel May Newsletter.

In order to enter the competition, please email your picture along with a short description to competition@cat-travel.com. By entering the competition you automatically agree to the terms and conditions.

All New Chile Tours

This month sees CAT releasing an entourage of new and exciting Tours to Chile – furthering increasing the range of tours we can offer across Latin America. Following lengthy investigations, explorations, and meetings between CAT-Travelers CAT- Professionals, and Chile Specialists, a list of the very best tours and travel experiences available in Chile was drawn up.

Chile is a country famed for being almost 20 times as long as it is wide; and with startlingly beautiful geographical characteristics, a fascinating yet turbulent history, the country is often described as a place where one can ski in the morning and drink cocktails on the beach in the afternoon. The charming country is home to the world famous Atacama Desert, the startlingly beautiful Torres del Paine National Park, the ever impressive Patagonian fjords, the mythical port towns of Viña del Mar and Valparaiso, the unforgettable Wine Valley and Lake District, and of course the mysterious Easter Island.

We decided to create the new Chile tours to these magical and exotic destinations with the idea of creating an experience that would be comfortable, stylish, and of course, extraordinary. Not only do these Chile tours work very well in themselves, but they also compliment other tours and destinations CAT offers in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Ecuador.

Unforgettable experience – are now offered on the all new Chile Tours Section of the CAT website.

Yale hopes to reach friendly solution for Machu Picchu artifacts

http://www.andina.com.pe Lima, Apr. 22 (ANDINA).- The vice president and general counsel of Yale University Dorothy Robinson hopes that the Peruvian government and this university could reach an agreement about the destination of the Machu Picchu archeological artifacts that the institution holds.

Robinson is leading the University's negotiations with the Peruvian government about the artifacts found by Hiram Bingham in the Inca citadel, which nowadays are held at Peabody museum, Yale property. Robinson confirmed that a week ago Yale received the Peruvian counterproposal carried out by the High Level Commission headed by Health Minister, Hernán Garrido-Lecca. This document was made after some Peruvian specialists did an inventory of the archeological artifacts which totaled 46,332. The proposal asks Yale University to return the artifacts to the Peruvian government in a short term. She pointed out she is optimistic that the negotiations could reach a friendly solution.

Recommended Tours

Chilean Odyssey

Chilean Odyssey Santiago - Valparaiso - Viña del Mar - Atacama - Easter Island - Wine Valley - Lake District - Punta Arenas - Torres del Paine

Salvador and the Beauty of Bahia

Salvador and the Beauty of Bahia 8D/7N Salvador -Lencois - Praia do Forte

Hotel Recommendation

The hotel is located a short walk from the cemetery and the surrounding park La Plaza de Francia which turns into Buenos Aire’s most fashionable marketplace over the weekends. The Loi Suites has 88 extensive and comfortable rooms along with 24 luxurious suites. The hotel decoration emanates a combination of warmth, style, and comfort. The hotel’s amenities include the very best services imaginable along with gym, sauna, massage parlor and more. Doormen keep virgil at the entrance and the Loi Suite’s friendly staff are always on hand to help out and make your stay as comfortable as possible.


The mixture of great service, great location, and great comfort, make the Loi Suites a recommendable hotel for any visit or stopover in Buenos Aires. With so much to do and see both in and around the hotel, and stopover at the Loi Suites is likely to turn into a holiday.

New Budget Airline to open in Brazil

The founder of JetBlue Airways, David Neeleman, is set to launch a new airline offering great competitive prices in Brazil. The name of the new airline is yet to be released but operations are set to begin at some point in the next year.

Currently the Brazilian market is split between the more budget orientated GOL, and regional powerhouse TAM, which following the collapse of VARIG, appears to have taken over the reigns as Brazil’s national carrier. Neeleman’s new airline will add further competition to the region and it is expected that a range of new routes will open up in Latin


American destinations – with airlines offering cheaper fares to more distant places, on a continent that has traditionally been associated with expensive regional flights. Neeleman recently stated that, “The Brazilian market is ready for a third major airline and that there is sufficient untapped potential to support all of us.” So far Neeleman claims to have raised over $150 million to finance the new Brazilian budget carrier. During this financial announcement in late March, Neeleman also explained how a deal had been struck with Brazil’s own Aero-manufacturing company – Embraer, which would see the purchase of up to 40 E-195s with 118 seats each from the local conglomerate.

The E-195s are far more fuel friendly than the aircraft used by competitors GOL and TAM, and it is expected that the payload to range ratio of the new airline will enable it to offer cheaper, more environmentally friendly flights.

Travel with Class Adventure Travel in 2008 and discover the beauty of Latin America in Style. All of CAT's tours are tailor-made to fit each and every traveler's individual needs and requirements. We make the perfect tour, you live the adventure.