The dream honeymoon is a very personal thing. It is a one-off trip (you hope!) to a special destination, a genuine trip of a lifetime.

For those with a tight budget, it’s the one time you can justify "the big trip". For those where money is less of an issue, it’s the time to really go for it - the world’s your oyster!

Everyone has very different ideas of what makes the dream holiday. For some it means lazing on a remote, tropical beach, being pampered at an luxurious romantic hideaway. For others, it’s all about combining some relaxation with a spot of culture or adventure.

Of course - with some thought and a bit of careful planning, it is possible to combine the lot!

Latin America is fast gaining a reputation as the perfect honeymoon destination. For sheer diversity - geographically and culturally - there is probably no other place on earth that compares.

From Mexico and Costa Rica to Venezuela and Brazil, Latin America is a paradise for those seeking beaches.

For lovers of mountains, there is the mighty Andes cordillera, stretching thousands of miles from Colombia to Patagonia.

If you’re looking for a jungle experience, choose from vast Amazon basin in South America, or the rainforests of Central America. Or, if that’s all a bit too humid, try the driest desert in the world - the Atacama in Chile.

With this range of landscapes the potential for active adventures in the great outdoors is limitless - including trekking (Inca trail in Peru), mountain biking (Chile’s Lake District), horse riding (Argentinian estancias), white-water rafting (Costa Rica’s jungle rivers) and sea kayaking (Baja California’s turquoise waters).

For those looking more for cultural inspiration than outdoor adrenalin, the continent is a veritable treasure trove waiting to be discovered - the ancient pyramids of the Mayas and Aztecs and Lost Cities of the Incas; the colonial heritage of the Spanish and Portuguese and the colourful living culture of today’s indigenous population.

So Latin America has the landscapes and the culture - but does it have the comfortable hotels and lodges?

While there definitely used to be a lack of "top end" first-class hotels, lodges and resorts in Latin America, things have now changed.

Many existing hotels have been upgraded, new luxury "eco-lodges" developed and historic colonial buildings converted into small boutique hotels.

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