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February 15, 2026
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Embarrassed about a US trip? You can more than satisfy your travel aspirations in Latin America, writes Simon Calder
Sunshine is sneaking through the trees to warm the terrace where I am drinking coffee and enjoying the gentle burble of conversation.
A light Friday afternoon breeze drifts in from the mountains. Apart from the workers who keep the pavement cafes and the rest of the town running, everyone is in holiday mood.
Deja vu: the sensation of sheer good fortune is the same as I felt on a visit last July to Aspen, Colorado. But this weekend begins for me in El Calafate, Argentina. While the president of this nation, Javier Milei, is deeply controversial, the occupant of the Casa Rosada (“pink house”) in Buenos Aires does not generate the same reaction from some travellers as the White House incumbent.
“Is going to the USA embarrassing now?” That is the headline of one of the top-rating Premium stories from The Independent this week. Anna Hart asks: “As Donald Trump posts racist memes, masked ICE agents attack civilians, and Team USA skiers admit to mixed feelings about representing their country, does the America we thought we knew still exist?”
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