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Right place, right time

When to be where in Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Antarctica

May

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Resplendent quetzals are at their most active as they build their nest and raise their young from March to May.

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Sacred Valley

Peru

One of the most appealing months, with fresh greenery all around and the sun usually shining overhead.

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Andalucía

Spain

The meadows of the Sierra de Aracena will be flowering away, a beautiful backdrop to a scenic spring walk.

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Tenerife

Spain

A blaze of flowering tajinista echiums brings splashes of color and vibrancy to the lunar landscapes around Teide.

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Alentejo

Portugal

Follow the Costa Vicentina to witness the nesting and hatching of the world's only storks to nest in sea cliffs.

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Coffee Highlands

Costa Rica

It's a great time to be in Costa Rica's central highlands as coffee harvest time rolls right through the dry season.

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Galápagos Islands

Ecuador

Endearing blue-footed booby courtship dances and hatching sea turtles are among May's wildlife high points.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

The start of the green season brings fewer crowds, lusher scenery and more wildlife action in the forests.

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Andalucía

Spain

With Córdoba's Patio Festival and Jerez's Horse Fair, peak wildlife activity and blue skies, May is ideal for Andalucía.

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Iguazú Falls

Argentina

It's sunnier, less humid and less busy at Iguazú, and fresher and drier around Salta, so an ideal time for the north.

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Catalonia

Spain

Warm weather and emerging spring flora makes this an ideal to walk from forests to the plains to the coast.

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Salta

Argentina

In April and May, vast stretches of red peppers drying in the sun make for great photos on a drive between Cachi and Cafayate.

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