Latin American Travel Association
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One of LATA's key roles is to promote travel to Latin America and knowledge of the region.
Awarded annually in March to the writer who produces the best article on Latin America published during the preceding 12 months. Members are invited to put forward articles to be considered for the award by the panel of judges from LATA, and authors may submit one article each themselves. The award is presented at the annual LATA press evening.
Details
The LATA Travel Writer of the Year prize is awarded to the writer who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the most inspiring travel article on one of the LATA regions represented in the Guide. The article must have been published in the UK media in the preceding 12 months. The judges will consider accuracy and style, as well as a positive approach to Latin America, as part of the judging criteria. Nominations are welcome from writers themselves (one per writer), from LATA members and from travel editors (again, one per writer). Submissions should be in Word, pdf or text format and must include fact box credits as they appear in the publication. They can be emailed to awards@lata.org.
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Chris Leadbeater won the prestigious LATA travel writer award with his Mail online article on Mexico´s Riviera Maya (13 May 2010)
Michael Jacobsis the author of a the new book about South America, Andes. He visits Mompox, Colombia – a place that only a few years ago was at the centre of an area heavily fought over by terrorists and paramilitaries (Daily Telegraph)
Latin America celebrates this year 200 years of freedom from colonial rule, the best places to party are put together by David Atkinson (BA Highlife Magazine)
http://www.bahighlife.com/Destinations/Viva-la-fiesta.html
As nations in South and Central America celebrate the bicentenary of their fight for independence, this guide explains how and where to join in the fun (Daily Telegraph, 20 March 2010). In two parts.
Harper's Bazaar review the Eolo hotel in Patagonia's glacier region (May 2009)
http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/travel/Eolo/travel
Chris Leadbeater travelled to the Riviera Maya in Mexico´s Yucatan Peninsula –home to “pale powdery sand and azure water”, and Chichen Itza. (Mail Online - 1 May 2009)