South America Travel Guide

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South America is in the south of the American continent. It included the Latin America and is bordered at the same time by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. South America counts nearly 371 million inhabitants. This sub-continent includes/understands the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinity-and-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela. The tourist activities to practise on the spot are numerous: folk excursion, craft industry, animations, nautical festivals, fishings, activities, The various tourist destinations that offer this continent will allure a great number of travellers who you are rather in the search of expatriation and adventure, that you wish to practise an sports activity or to slacken you in a great seaside resort. The Brazilian sites not to miss are the seaside resorts of Ipanema, Botafoga and Copacabana, the town of Belem at the entry of the Amazon forest, the falls of Iguaçu. In Peru, discover the heritage of civilizations précolombiennes through the ruins of Machu Picchu or the town of Cuzco. Other sites are impossible to circumvent like the Galapagos Islands in Equators, the volcanos of Poas in Costa Rica or the Andes cordillera in Chile.

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  • Copacabana Palace Hotel

    5 stars
    Travelers' Rating
    1 review
    Location : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
  • Jam Suites Boutique

    Travelers' Rating
    1 review
    Location : Argentina, Buenos Aires
  • InterContinental MEDELLIN

    4 stars
    Travelers' Rating
    0 reviews
    Location : Colombia, Medellín
  • Crowne Plaza Hotel TEQUENDAMA BOGOTA

    4 stars
    Travelers' Rating
    0 reviews
    Location : Colombia, Bogotá
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  • Avenida Paulista

    Travelers' Rating
    42 reviews
    Location : Brazil, São Paulo
  • Bolshoy Pub

    Travelers' Rating
    6 reviews
    Location : Brazil, Goiânia
  • TIGER RESTAURANTE

    Travelers' Rating
    8 reviews
    Location : Brazil, Remédios
  • Famiglia Muccini

    Travelers' Rating
    5 reviews
    Location : Brazil, João Pessoa
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  • Museu da língua Portuguesa

    Travelers' Rating
    29 reviews
    Location : Brazil, São Paulo
  • Cristo Redentor

    Travelers' Rating
    38 reviews
    Location : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
  • Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar

    Travelers' Rating
    32 reviews
    Location : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
  • Livraria Saraiva

    Travelers' Rating
    22 reviews
    Location : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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Top travel blogs

  • South America: Continent in Review?

    Blog : no hurry curry

    5/31/10 This is where we’d normally do our Bolivia/Peru: Region in Review, but Steve covered that pretty well in his recent review post. Throw in the awesomeness of the Salar de Uyuni and the Amazon with Muyuna Lodge then throw out the crappiness of the overnight El Dorado bus ride to La Paz, and you’ve [...] Read the full post

  • Tropic of Capricorn Part 3

    Blog : C U on Top - Satyabrata Dam (isn't he dead!)

    Well my navigational tables and sun fix tells me that we are somewhere close to N 23 deg 30 min & E 112 deg (wherever that is – LOL) and after having braved the maddening seas of the Pacific we are nearing our Easter Isles, the island of legends and mysteries. So it is time for us to set course to true 125, now let’s get our boat in that course using the steering wheel. We now put the wheel to… Read the full post

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  • Population
    ~,357,000,000 inhabitants
  • Elevation
    284m
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