South America 2008

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: 1393
Words: 41860

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
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 » Tolima » 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