If Dubai is held up as the most audacious architectural program in the world, nearby Doha, is a close contender. Embargoed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt since 2017, the capital of Qatar, has a skyline as striking as it is improbable.

The Czech people, especially since the Velvet Revolution of 1990 saw the liberation of the country from Communism, have long seen themselves as a philosophical nation.

Colombia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery. For the ill informed (or ill intentioned) it carries a legacy of war, and an unbreakable association with narcotics.

Developers in Peru are finding it difficult to find any reason to build affordable homes for the 45% of the population that are unable to afford them but need them desperately.

Everyone can recognise the map of Chile from its distinctive long and skinny outline. The country’s geography, however, has led to it being a highly urbanised society - nearly 85% of its inhabitants live in cities - and a dangerous place to live.