The World famous Paris-Dakar rally makes its debut in South America and for the first time in 30 years it will not race in Africa. Instead competitors will traverse 9,000 kilometres across Argentina and Chile which play host the Dakar Rally from January 3rd 2009 to January 18th.

Latin America is hot! As the summer holiday season approaches, a recent report by Expedia has short listed a number of tourist hot spots in emerging destinations for this coming summer season. While the old favourites of Paris, London and Paris remain popular with American travellers, it seems that we are entering a new era for tourism in South America, a positive sign for overseas investors into this region.

 Mangal Kapoor has written two articles recently on the Argentinean property market and paints a picture worthy of further inspection:

Argentina may have been in crisis a mere five years ago, but today it is a property hotspot, writes Mangal Kapoor. Transaction volumes are rising fast – up 37% between September 2005 and September 2006 in Buenos Aires – and so are prices. This should continue. A stable parliamentary democracy is in place, and a strong police presence on the streets inspires a confidence not shared by Argentina’s neighbours, Brazil, Peru and Chile. Investment in tourism has also ...