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South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, and bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean.

As part of the Americas, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

South America offers a range of travel options - with stunning coastlines, vibrant cities, historic colonial towns, mountainous treks and the vast and bio-diverse Amazonian rainforest.

Highlights

• Angel Falls, Canaima National Park Venezuela
• Merida, Venezuela
• Amazon River Basin, Brazil/Peru/Bolivia
• The Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil
• Iguaçu Falls, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay
• The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
• Huascarán National Park, Peru
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
• Atacama Desert, Chile
• Wine Regions of Chile and Argentina
• Snow Skiing-Valle Nevado(Chile), Chillan(Chile), Las Lenas(Argentina)
• Puerto Varas, Chile; Bariloche, Argentina
• Torres del Paine, Chile
• Ushuaia, Argentina

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By robin the red
December 18th 2009

A busy and wonderful week in the sacred valley South America » Peru » Cusco

vendor on the train line

Well, our last week in the sacred valley of Peru was action packed. We loved Aguas Calientes hot springs. The water was a good temperature, no sulfer smell and we were very grateful for the soak after climbing Wayna Pichu at Machu Pichu. With short legs, I was definately worked climbing the tall steps straight up the mountain. The mountain is a must do when you are there. Going up the mtn. is very masculine in feeling. We went down the back side and teh feeling was totally different. Very feminine. The great cavern is worth the trip. we took a [View Full Entry]

By Wac
December 18th 2009

We want beach!! South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Horcon

Terraza

I had an open week between two of my finals so rather than taking the free time to study, my friend and I decided to beach it. I met her at her house with a backpack filled with a bathing suit, book and flipflops. We went to the bus station said, "ok, so where is somewhere cheap, close and on the beach??". We ended up taking buses from one little beach town to the next, most of which werent too exciting to be completely honest. We ended up staying in Concón and Horcon, since there really wasn't anything around there we [View Full Entry]

By MariaS ntti
December 18th 2009

PATAGONIA, BARILOCHE 14.-18.12.2009 South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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PATAGONIA, BARILOCHE 14.-18.12.2009 Buenosairesilaiset ihmettelivät, miksi tahdon matkustaa bussilla La Pampan halki Patagoniaan, Barilocheen. Heidän mielestään koko matka on vain campo, campo, campo, yksi ihminen ja sekin lapsi, pelto, pelto, pelto, lehmiä, pelto, pelto, pelto... Kaupunkilaiset eivät sitten yhtään ymmärrä litteiden ja laakeiden maatalousalueitten kauneutta. Sitä paitsi suuri taivas on jo yksistään nähtävyys puhumattakaan auringonlaskuista ja -nousuista. Aurinko laski La Pampalla ja nousi Patagoniassa. Yhdellä lauseella ilmaistuna: se oli henkeäsalpaavaa. En saanut [View Full Entry]

By gottman
December 18th 2009

Viedma Glacier South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National Park

Viedma Glacier

Hiked on the Videma Galcier today. It was very windy. So windy, that my glasses got ripped off my face. As I started after them, which was a bad move, I tripped on the crampons (ice climbing cleats) and started sliding down the glacier towards a huge crevasse. Luckily I got my crampons dug into the ice and stopped my slide a few feet before I would have been in alot of pain. However, my eye glasses were sacrificed to the "ice gods" [View Full Entry]

By MariaS ntti
December 18th 2009

TRONADORIN JÄÄ MURTUU JA MUUTA South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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Satuimme siis olemaan paikalla, kun Tronadorin jäätiköstä murtui pala jyristen. (lue edellinen blogi) Ja lisää kuvia Patagonian järvistä. [View Full Entry]

By stuffo
December 17th 2009

Schnell mal den Kontinent gewechselt South America » Colombia

Blick ins Huegelland

Hola compadres, bin gerade in Kolumbien angekommen!!! Erster Eindruck: Sehr schoen, sehr heiss.....in allen belangen, aber zuerst mal wieder in die Vergangenheit abschwenken. Also... El Valle war sehr geil, sind dort einen Indianer vom Kopf bis zum Bauchnabel runtergegangen und dass nicht bildlich gesprochen. Sobald hier in Mittelamerika irgendetwas ausschaut wie eine menschliche Gestalt wird es nach einen Indianer benannt...hier war es der schlafende Indianer. Sehr feine, gruene Landschaft mit Blick ins Tal und sogar bis zum Meer. Nachher sind wir noch zu einen Wasserfall gewandert um uns vo [View Full Entry]

By Hewlett Blog
December 17th 2009

NORTH ARGENTINA - TILCARA South America » Argentina

Hummingbird

Our last day in Tupiza was frantic and exhausting, but very rewarding. We'd booked a half day tour of the canyons around Tupiza. Thinking we'd already seen the best, we were blown away by the first area we were taken to. It was called Sillar - the saddle of the canyons. The view was incredible and we couldn't imagine any valley more dramatic than what we were seeing. Again the rock formations were bizzare from centuries of erosion. The colours ranged from red to green to grey. Another road took us to a green valley with a river through it, quite [View Full Entry]

Pucara temple and the valley around Tilcara

By Sumo73
December 17th 2009

Road to Aconcagua National Park South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Aconcagua

Road to Aconcagua National Park Ruta 40 heads south out of the winegrowing region of Mendoza towards Bariloche. This is the main Andean carriageway of Argentina, stretching from the Bolivian border in the north, 5100km down to the southern most part of Patagonia in the south. It forms part of the Pan American, a road which, apart from a few miles between Colombia and Panama, forms a continuous highway into northern Alaska. 20km or so beyond Mendoza, Ruta 7 turns west, towards to Chilean border, Aconcagua National Park, and the route across the Andes. The skyline is marked also by the [View Full Entry]

By gottman
December 17th 2009

Mount Fitz Roy Trek South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén

Fitz Roy

Seth and I trekked to Mount Fitz Roy today!!!! Words cannot convey the natural beauty of this place!!! [View Full Entry]

By GeorgeB
December 17th 2009

Macchu Pichu and Lake Titicaca South America » Peru » Cusco

Cusco

For many Macchu Pichu is the sole reason for their trip to Peru. We were shocked to find out that the entrance fees had doubled in the last 2 years and were now ten times higher than any other tourist attraction in the country. Nevertheless, you have to go, despite my anger at the poverty in the area and the fact that all the money raised goes to the fat cats in Lima. And that is not an inconsiderable amount. In high season, 2500 visit the sanctuary every day raking in over $100,000 for the government. Macchu Pichu There are several [View Full Entry]

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