South America has many faces. Descendants of the Incas live throughout the rugged country of Peru, and nowhere does this ancient culture seem more untouched that in the Colca Canyon and at Machu Picchu. In contrast Cuzco is fast becoming a cosmopolitan city and a fascinating visit.
Across the mountains, in Rio de Janeiro samba throbs out over Cobacabana beach. A thousand leagues south, hooves thunder over the pampas as gauchos corrale a longhorn herd toward the haciendas that dot Argentina's landscapes.
