South America 2008

a trip by Marie & Emma

Our 17 week trip travelling overland from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Caracas, Venezuela. Roughly following the Andes south to north through Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, with a little foray into the Amazon, a whale watching trip in the Pacific and a day trip into Paraguay.

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Trip Length: 4 months
Blog Entries: 48
Photos: 1392
Words: 41856

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May 22nd 2008	Budget busting in Buenos Aires	South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
May 23rd 2008	Water Water Everywhere	South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park
May 24th 2008	Border hopping	South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú
May 27th 2008	The long haul to Mendoza	South America » Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario
May 28th 2008	Mendoza	South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza
May 29th 2008	The Andes at last	South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata
May 30th 2008	Adios Argentina, Hola Chile	South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata
June 1st 2008	Vina del Mar & Valparaiso	South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Viña del Mar
June 3rd 2008	Copiapo	South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó
June 9th 2008	San Pedro - An oasis in the dessert	South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 10th 2008	Dessert dentists - not one for the squeamish	South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 13th 2008	Finally - Adios San Pedro!	South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 16th 2008	Bolivia! 4WD tour of High Andes & Salar de Uyuni	South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni
June 21st 2008	Uyuni & Tupiza - Isolated towns in South West Bolivia	South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Tupiza
June 23rd 2008	Oruro	South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Oruro
June 28th 2008	Cochabamba	South America » Bolivia » Cochabamba Department » Cochabamba
June 29th 2008	Walking in dinosaurs footprints - Torotoro National Park	South America » Bolivia » Cochabamba Department » Cochabamba
July 4th 2008	La Paz - Shoe shine boys and traffic chaos	South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz
July 6th 2008	Bolivian Lake Titicaca - Copacabana & Isla del Sol	South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol
July 7th 2008	Hola Peru! Puno (and Sillustani)	South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca
July 9th 2008	Peruvian Lake Titicaca - Islas Flotantes, Amantani and Taquile	South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca
July 14th 2008	Civilisation & Condors - Arequipa & Colca Canyon	South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
July 16th 2008	Cuzco - The Halfway point :-(	South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco
July 17th 2008	Machu Picchu - One of the seven wonders of the world	South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu
July 19th 2008	Sacred Valley - Ollantaytambo & Pisac	South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley
July 22nd 2008	Lima	South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima
July 25th 2008	Huanchaco (Chan Chan & Trujillo)	South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco
July 28th 2008	Adios Peru	South America » Peru » Piura » Piura
July 30th 2008	Hola Ecuador! Macara & Loja	South America » Ecuador » South » Loja
August 1st 2008	Cucena - Panama hat shopping	South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca
August 7th 2008	In the jungle with the Shuar	South America » Ecuador » South » Macas
August 10th 2008	Hunting for humpbacks in Puerto Lopez	South America » Ecuador » West » Puerto López
August 13th 2008	Quito - Colonial Splendour	South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
August 14th 2008	Adios Ecuador - last stop Otavalo	South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo
August 17th 2008	Hola Colombia! Pasto & Popayan	South America » Colombia » Pasto
August 19th 2008	Armenia & Ibague - hopping to Bogota	South America » Colombia » Tomlina » Ibagué
August 22nd 2008	Beautiful Bogota	South America » Colombia » Bogota
August 24th 2008	Walking in the Colombian Countryside - Villa de Leyva	South America » Colombia » Villa de Leyva
August 26th 2008	Still in the Colombian Highlands - San Gil & Barichara	South America » Colombia » San Gil
August 28th 2008	Bucaramanga & Giron - last of the Colombian highlands	South America » Colombia » Santander » Giron
August 30th 2008	Hot in Cartagena	South America » Colombia » Cartagena
September 1st 2008	Taganga - now we're in the Caribbean	South America » Colombia » Taganga
September 3rd 2008	Tayrona National Park - paradise in a hammock	South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Parque Nacional Tayrona
September 4th 2008	Adios Colombia - what they say & what we found	South America » Colombia
September 4th 2008	Crossing the border - Maicao, Colombia to Maracaibo, Venezuela	South America » Venezuela » Zulian » Maracaibo
September 10th 2008	Exploring the Venezuelan Andes	South America » Venezuela » Andean
September 11th 2008	Last stop - Caracas	South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
September 12th 2008	116 days later...	South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas