Hey.. Thinking of doing a 3 month backpacking trip to South America in September of 2011, however, want to roughly start planning now. Still not sure where to start, but I know I want to end in Argentina. I am hoping someone could give me their input and experience in Colombia and Ecuador. I want to go to these places but not sure if i'll have a good time there travelling alone. I've heard that Colombia is the best country despite its bad reputation. Would appreciate if anyone could give me some advice on the best places to go in these 2 countries, how to get around, and if crossing these borders moving down to Peru is dangerous at all..... Cheers everyone :
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