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La Boca Buenos Aires
154 Reviews This is the classic place that all the tourists flock to. The buildings are tiny and thin, painted in odd, bright colors, seemingly randomly selected. The story is that this area, being by the docks...
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Christ The Redeemer, Corcovado Rio de Janeiro
201 Reviews As you stand at the feet of the Christ, you will be able to pick out other city landmarks such as Copacabana beach and the world-famous Maracana football stadium. Standing with outstretched arms,...
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45 Reviews Want to shop for things Peruvian or eat your lunch or dinner with a spectacular view? Larcomar is a shopping presinct designed to fit into the cliffs of Miraflores. From the street all you see is a...
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Sacsayhuaman Cusco
62 Reviews Sacsayhuamán is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco. The complex is typically Inca. The cut boulders are massive and fit tightly together without the aid of...
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Parque Ibirapuera São Paulo
34 Reviews Designed in 1954, but built only in 2005, Auditório Ibirapuera is the work of the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer. The ultra-modern music hall is considered one of the best venues for concerts in São...
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Cerro San Cristobal Santiago
32 Reviews Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern Santiago. It is 880 meters above sea level therefore about 300 meters over Santiago. It was named after St Christopher by the Spanish conquistadors because of...
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La Candelaria and Downtown Bogotá
60 Reviews For anyone interested in art, Museo Botero has to be very top of the list of things to do in Bogotá. The magnificent 208-piece collection was donated by the famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero...
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Churches Salvador da Bahia
26 Reviews We went for a long walk in the historical district and passed a few of Salvador's many churches. But only a few of them… It is said that Salvador has 365 churches - one for each day of the...
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Colonial Quito Quito
169 Reviews Construction of La Merced started in 1701 and the church was inaugurated in 1747. There had been an earlier church at the same site, but it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1660. Beside La Merced...
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Huayna Picchu Machu Picchu
39 Reviews You will have to climb for a very narrow path, it will take you 45 minutes to 1 ½ hour to complete it and you will arrive to a plce where you will see and amazing landscape of Machu Picchu Citadel, it...
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Avila National Park Caracas
15 Reviews Once in Caracas, you must go to Mariperez, where Avila M?gica (cable car station) its located. Go Up must take around 15 minutes, Will enjoy the view from the city while the car its going up. Dont...
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Things to see walking around Montevideo
30 Reviews The City was once protected by walls and a large fortress. Here at the western edge of Plaza Independecia is the one remant of the colonial citadel – razed in 1833. You can also get a feeling for the...
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Take a trip along the river,... Manaus
29 Reviews We had a nice tour with Amazon Backpackers. We left Manaus with a comfortable boat to the Meeting of the Waters, where 2 river flow together to build the Amazon River. Then we visit a kind of floating...
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Valle De La Luna La Paz
15 Reviews This is one of the most amazing geological features I have seen. It ranks with the Fairy Chimneys of Cappodocia and Bryce Canyon (USA). Valley of the Moon is close to the centre of La Paz - only 7km...
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Death Valley San Pedro de Atacama
9 Reviews I enjoyed this place so much I visited there 3 times: once for hiking, once on horseback and once for sandboarding. Most agencies will organize a hike of this place along with the tour for Valle de La...
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Beaches Recife
12 Reviews A good option to visit Recife is to take a boat tour along Capibaribe river. "Catamaran Tours" offers a few options of tours. "Rio Capibaribe e suas pontes" (Capibaribe River and its bridges),...
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Old City Cartagena
1 Review The old city is encircled by walls that are 12 foot in height. Inside you willl find restaurants, a plaza with a statue of Simon Bolivar the liberator. You will also see beautiful flowers hanging over...
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Diving and Snorkeling Galápagos Islands
47 Reviews The snorkeling along the edge of the lava flow at Sullivan Bay was excellent and we stayed in the water for 1.5 hours. We visited several great snorkeling locations during the cruise with M/S...
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Recoleta Buenos Aires
196 Reviews Feria Artesanal de la Recoleta features top quality crafts. It takes place in Plaza Francia and has become the city's largest fair, completely taking over all the walkways in the area. Even the...
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Sugar Loaf - Pão de Açucar Rio de Janeiro
163 Reviews It may be more than a little touristy, but there´s many a good reason why visitors flock to take the cable car ride up to the top of Sugar Loaf mountain. Rising sheer out of the ocean and towering...
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San Francisco Church And Convent Lima
60 Reviews The church and monastery of Saint Francis were consecrated in 1673 and completed in 1774. The church, built in the Spanish Baroque style, survived earthquakes in 1687 and1746 but was extensively...
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Machu Picchu Cusco
30 Reviews If you choose not to trek to Machu Picchu the train from Ollantaytambo is the next best choice. Peru Rail offers a number of daily departures and three standards of travel - Backpackers has standard...
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Beaches São Paulo
10 Reviews Santos is a very interesting place that I got to go 2 when I went to Brasil. Not too far from Sao Paulo and recommended if you can't make it 2 Rio (which I couldn't). Pros: Shopping areas close by,...
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Plaza de Armas Santiago
33 Reviews The Plaza de Armas or city square has the same points of interest as Plazas de Armas world wide - it is the goverment and justice centre and the centre for worship. In Santiago this one of the few...
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Monserrate Bogotá
25 Reviews Cerro de Monserrate is the main symbol of Bogotá. This peak of 3.160m is a famous religious site though many come for its spectacular view. On the top of the mountain is a church with a statue of the...
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let's Tango in Argentina..lets go to BsAs, Buenos Aires, watch the Tango danced or check into a Tango course or go to a good Tango show. I asure you, you will enjoy Argentinas love affair with this Dance, Lifestyle and Passion.
everyone is going to give you a huge list of places to visit, so you'll have to decide which works best for what activities you have planned. i'm going to focus on major cities, where you will find museums, nightlife, culture, food and one tip per city that you may not have heard of. brazil--- you MUST go to rio. take a boat excursion to itacuruca (1.5 hr bus ride south) to go diving (as in jumping off a boat after a few drinks) and have an entire day to skip around the islands and have a once-in-a-lifetime lunch on a deserted island. you can look up tours online (and these are just a few based on a basic google...
I really don't know about the situation in Bs As, but since you've had no replies let me offer this. In Rio, the more respectable schools (like the Cultura Inglesa, where my wife teaches) demand a degree. They also demand proper visa status (ie tourists need not apply). In the UK, there are highly respectable intensive one-month TEFL courses, such as the one she did at International House, London, and I'm sure there must be similar ones in the States: such a course would certainly be an advantage to you. Be advised that teachers in Latin America are disgracefully badly paid (here, not much more than US$7 per hour). She certainly couldn't survive on her salary, and really only continues for the (good) health plan.
Hello, I noticed you are planing to visit S. America, I would like to invite you Visit Central Jungle of Peru to be with Ashaninka indigenous people whom are opens theirs arms and welcome you. There is a direct Flight from NY to Lima(LAP)I hope your interested this and see my blog at:http://www.naturaljungle.blogspot.com/
Hey everyone, Thanks for your reponses. It looks like Machu Pichu will be do-able but maybe not the most pleasant experience, yet i guess you can never know thanks to global warming/el nino. Everyone's advice for Argentina and Brazil is good - we're only looking for things to do for perhaps a week so we might look at things like Ouro Preto, that are close to Buenos Aires and Rio!Thanks again guys,Safe Travels!Max
Hi! I'll tell you what is worthwhile doing in a 2-3 months trip in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil in case you have only 2 month for a small loop around. The final choice is yours. From Lima you can go to Nazca. There take a small plane to see the mysterious designs from above. Then to Arequipa, a beautiful city. The perfect remains of a young girl mummified, are kept there. Take a 3 day tour to the high Andes to see mountain villages and the "Passage of the Condors" Interesting! You can skip Arequipa, though. Then go to Cusco. There is no complete travel to Peru without visiting Cusco. It has its own character. Then go to Machu Picchu. Take your time there. It's magic!!! After this, go towards the Bolivian borders in Puno. You can stop there to see Uros Islands. Interesting! Next get into Bolivia and stay on the banks of Titicaca Lake. Stay in Copacambana to visit Isla del Sol! Then go...
You mentioned Colombia. When I travelled around South America for 6 months, I met many people who went to Colombia and completely changed their itinery as a result. It's a wonderful place. All the major cities are very safe. Now, is the time to go, before it becomes like the rest of South America. I can't recommend it enough. Personally, I live in Medellin, though you should definately check out the northern coast, i.e. Cartagena. Here are some useful links and photos on Medellin: http://www.apartments-medellin.com/About_Medellin.htmlThanks
a lively little Bordertown, just acros the Rio del la Plata and the argentine Capital Buenos Aires Colonia is well worth the trip by normal ferry, takes 3 hours or by fast boat and 45min. have a look at andal13 VT page for the newest ferry schedualsColonia became the first european settlement by the Portugues in 1580 the Spanish arrived much later, but began imidiatly to fight over the strategically interesting settlement. have a look at my Uruguay page, there is more info..from Colonia it is ca 200km to Montevideo, Uruguays Capital...very well served by coaches
Peru is a magical destination if only to see Machu Picchu but there is a lot more to this great country than ruins. The Cordillera Blanca offers some of the finest mountain scenery in the world and add to that beautiful cities like Arequipa and Cuzco, and the cuisine of Lima, and you have a place not to be missed.
Bolivia is a land of varied terrains and offers them to the adventurous traveler safely at very affordable prices. Much feared as a dangerous destination like neighbor Peru, we found this fascinating country full of friendly helpful people.
The Glu Hotel Buenos Aires
1 Review and 219 Opinions I was snookered by the website and photos. The hotel is not what is seems. Its located in Palermo,...
Copacabana Palace Rio de Janeiro
21 Reviews and 352 Opinions A veritable Rio landmark, Copacabana Palace continues to enjoy a reputation as one of the most...
7 Reviews and 250 Opinions We did not stay here, but it was pointed out to us as the hotel used for some of the VIPs that came...
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Q: Hi there. I'm to plan a 14 day trip and it's proving to be difficult. There's so much to see and so little time! Thank you in...
A: You can go to Osorno by train and bus and from there take the 30 hours bus ride through Argentine Patagonia to Punta Arenas (you'll see the most beautiful mountains...
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