4 destinations in South America
In South America, each country in the catalog can be done as a complete itinerary, end to end in a single trip, or in regional modules when time is short. Days are set out from arrival to departure, with places to stay named and quota tickets flagged before you leave. Countries on the continent without an itinerary yet already have their own country page.
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Six days between capital and desert: colonial catacombs, sea lion islands, an oasis in the hollow of the dunes and the Nazca lines seen from the sky.
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Seven days between the world's highest great lake and the colored mountains: kayaking at Capachica, Taquile island, chullpas, the last Inca bridge and the fortress of Waqrapukara.
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Nine days between two worlds: San Pedro cave, the Strait of Tiquina, Copacabana and its basilica, the sacred north and the ridge of Isla del Sol, the temple of Iñak Uyu on Isla de la Luna, then the flight to Rurrenabaque, the río Tuichi in Madidi, the macaw cliff and the pampas of the Yacuma.
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Nine days toward the wonder: four days' walking on the Inca Trail to the Sun Gate, then Machu Picchu explored from every angle, ticket after ticket.
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Nine days in pre-Inca Peru: the Moche huacas of Trujillo, Chan Chan, Atahualpa's ransom in Cajamarca, the funerary cliffs of Chachapoyas, Kuélap and the treasures of Sipán.
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Ten days from Natal to Salvador: the historic center of Olinda and the Alto da Sé at sunset, Recife Antigo, the natural pools of Porto de Galinhas by jangada, the Rota Ecológica, the Gunga cliffs, then five nights in Salvador, from the Pelourinho to the Senhor do Bonfim.
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Ten days from Florianópolis to Foz do Iguaçu: the rock engravings of Ilha do Campeche, the Joaquina dunes, Blumenau and the German valley of the Itajaí, the Jardim Botânico in Curitiba, the Serra do Mar train and both banks of the Iguaçu Falls.
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Ten days from Avenida Paulista to the banks of the Cuiabá River: MASP, the historic center of São Paulo and Ibirapuera Park, the Véu de Noiva and the Cidade de Pedra, the Caverna Aroe Jari, the 145 km of the Transpantaneira and two jaguar safaris by boat from Porto Jofre.
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Ten days in the deep south: the white city, the Cotahuasi and Colca canyons among the deepest in the world, oases, hot springs and the flight of the condors.
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Ten days of adventure far off the beaten track: the Humantay lagoon, the great trek down the Apurímac canyon to Choquequirao, then Vitcos and Espíritu Pampa, the last refuges of the Incas.
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Ten days in the heart of the Inca empire: the capital and its fortresses, the Sistine Chapel of the Andes, Pisac, Chinchero, Moray, the Maras salt pans, Ollantaytambo and a night suspended from the cliff.
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Ten days of absolute contrasts: three nights in a luxury lodge in the southern Amazon, then Huaraz, the sanctuary of Chavín and four days of trekking beneath the icy giants of the Cordillera Blanca.
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Eleven days in the central valleys: La Cancha and the Santa Teresa convent, the Cristo de la Concordia, the Palacio Portales, Tarata and the potters of Huayculi, Umajalanta cave, the Ciudad de Itas and the dinosaur footprints of Torotoro, Incallajta, El Fuerte de Samaipata and Refugio Los Volcanes.
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Eleven days in the colonial south: the Casa de la Libertad, the cathedral and the Virgin of Guadalupe, the rooftop terraces of San Felipe Neri, the Recoleta viewpoint, the dinosaur wall of Cal Orck'o, the Castillo de La Glorieta, the Icla canyon, the Hacienda Cayara, the Casa Nacional de Moneda and the mines of the Cerro Rico.
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The finale: the Lima of the viceroys, the oldest city in the Americas, then eight days of deep immersion in the Tahuayo Amazon, the most species-rich region in the entire lowland Amazon.
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Twelve days in the eastern lowlands: the red cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes, Plaza 24 de Septiembre and the cathedral of Santa Cruz, the South American wildlife zoo, the Biocentro Güembé, the dunes of Lomas de Arena, three days in the forest on the northern side of Amboró and six churches of the Jesuit missions of Chiquitos.
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Twelve days from the Serra da Bodoquena to the Rio Negro: the Gruta do Lago Azul, the 72 m rappel into the Abismo Anhumas, the river float at the Aquário Natural, the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, the Meeting of the Waters and four days at a lodge in the Anavilhanas archipelago.
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Twelve days from Salvador to Cavalcante: three days of trekking in the Vale do Pati with homestays, the Cachoeira da Fumaça, the monumental axis of Brasília, the Vale da Lua, the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and the Cachoeira Santa Bárbara in the Kalunga quilombo.
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Thirteen days to get used to the altitude: La Paz by Mi Teleférico, the Valle de la Luna, Plaza Murillo and the Mercado de las Brujas, the Valle de las Ánimas, Tiwanaku and Puma Punku, the Death Road by mountain bike, three days on the Camino del Choro, Coroico, the Zongo pass facing Huayna Potosí, and Sorata.
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Thirteen days to finish high: the train cemetery, the Uyuni salt flat and Isla Incahuasi, sunset on the salar, the flamingo lagoons, the Árbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Mañana geysers, Laguna Verde, the ascent of Uturuncu at 6,008 m, El Sillar, then Sajama before the return to La Paz.
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Seventeen days from São Luís to Natal: the azulejos of the historic center, the ruins of Alcântara, the lagoons of the Lençóis Maranhenses by 4x4, the Rio Preguiças by boat, the Parnaíba delta, Jericoacoara and its Duna do Pôr do Sol, and the Genipabu dunes.
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Seventeen days from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro: the Pampulha modern ensemble, Inhotim, Ouro Preto, Congonhas and Tiradentes, the Imperial Museum in Petrópolis, Paraty and the Saco do Mamanguá, then six nights in Rio, from Corcovado to Sugarloaf Mountain.
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69 days sequenced Morning / Afternoon / Evening / Hotel.
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82 days sequenced Morning / Afternoon / Evening / Hotel.
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88 days sequenced Morning / Afternoon / Evening / Hotel.
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