Category: South America
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Discover the Perito Moreno Glacier
The Perito Moreno Glacier can be found within the Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province. This is part of the Patagonia region and is now one of the area’s most popular tourist attractions. The glacier is an ice formation which covers more than 250 square kilometres and is part of the Southern…
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Brazilian Jungle Tribes: Personal Encounters
Brazil is a country of many attractions and while the majority of people go to see the cities and spend time on the beaches, there are opportunities to venture further inland and see the rainforests and jungles. Within these areas there are a number of tribes who live a very basic lifestyle and seem to…
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Festivals in the Amazon
The Amazon has some of Brazil’s best and biggest festivals, as vibrant and colourful as carnival in Rio and far less known to foreign tourists. Here is a pick of three of the best. Cirio de Nazaré, Belem (14 October 2018) Music, dancing and street parades in the CarnaBelem carnival following a procession with…
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Best 10 Places to Visit in South America
This Insight Travel Guides highlights top places to visit when traveling to South America. We have listed the top destinations below. This website has been helping travelers find their way around the continent and we believe it can also be of great assistance to you. South America covers an area of 17 840 000 square…
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In search of Simón Bolívar
Two centuries ago, in August 1819, the patriot commander Simón Bolívar defeated royalist Spanish forces to liberate Colombia and kick-start the South American independence movement. But who was he – and where can you follow in his footsteps? Bolívar in brief Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was…
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Best of Bolivia
1 La Paz The capital city is building up its 21st-century credentials, but it still has its market streets where you can shop in the countless stores for multicoloured textiles and musical instruments, or head higher up into the indigenous area for produce and traditional items. 2 Tiwanaku Just a short ride from La Paz,…
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What to do in Bolivia
Birdwatching Birdwatching is just getting underway in Bolivia as an organized activity. It offers great potential but requires considerable effort. The country is estimated to have over 1300 bird species, about 40% of the total found in South America, which range from macaws to condors, and hummingbirds to rheas. All national parks have opportunities for…
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Travelling along the Carretera Austral
Travelling along the Carretera Austral is one of the last great journeys in an untouched wilderness that South America – and indeed the world – has to offer. It is a largely unpaved ripio road stretching almost 1200 km through spectacular ever-changing scenery and with a similar length of branch roads heading either to the…
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Best Bizarre Festivals in Colombia
Fiesta de las Aguas, Pasto, February Following the grease- and talcum-coated fun of Carnaval, the town of Pasto washes itself clean with a giant water fight. Water is poured from balconies and everyone in town is fair game. Festival del Burro, San Antero, Córdoba, Easter The people of the Caribbean coastal town of San Antero…
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Best of Colombia
Our round-up of the top things to do and see in Colombia 1 La Candelaria Much of Bogotá is crowded, noisy, polluted and chaotic. However, it is also an endearing cosmopolitan hub, rich in culture. La Candelaria, in the historic centre, is a well-preserved colonial neighbourhood notable for its churches and old houses, and the…