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Explora Patagonia, Chile Set idyllically on the shores of turquoise Lake Pehoé in Torres del Paine National Park, the 49 simple but elegant rooms at Explora Patagonia (explora.com), with their views of snow-capped granite peaks, are immersed in the magnificence of their natural surrounds. Hike to hidden alpine lakes, saddle up alongside local gauchos or sink into an open-air jacuzzi while contemplating your next encounter with the resort’s fine food and superb local wines. Tatyana Leonov
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As a professional bull rider, Cody Heffernan risks being tossed in the air like a rag doll or trampled by a one-tonne “bucker”. Happily, the rewards are many, he says. p10
Xu Xiang headed the Ningbo Death Squad, China’s most successful hedge fund traders, until his humiliating public arrest. p16
Altering teaching methods in an attempt to improve international ranking tests may take the joy out of learning, say experts. p20
From First Nations fare to poutine, bannock and fish in all its forms, a gourmand’s tour of Canada awaits. p 2 8
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