Central & South America:
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Belize City Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
English-speaking Belize is a small jewel on Central America’s Caribbean coast. It combines historic attractions with natural beauty spots to make a magnificent holiday destination. Day 1: Ancient ...
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3 Days in Manaus: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, June 2012
Manaus may not rank at the top of most Brazil must-see lists in the way that Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo do, but this major port city has the appeal of a pretty historic center - complete with ...
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3 Days in Fortaleza: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Fortaleza is a perpetually sunny, seaside city with a vibrant atmosphere, lovely restored colonial buildings and several urban beaches. One of the largest cities in Brazil’s northeast, its main charm ...
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3 Days in Patagonia: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
At the southern terminus of the Panamerican Highway, a fantastic, glacier-carved realm of natural beauty begins. This is the gateway to Antarctica, guarded by sharp-toothed granite peaks and ...
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3 Days in Iquitos: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, May 2012
Peru’s famed “Gateway to the Amazon” was once just a humble Jesuit outpost in the jungle, until the Industrial Age. With that revolution—particularly after the widespread adoption of the ...
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Rio de Janeiro Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Rio de Janeiro isn’t known as the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) for nothing. Beautiful beaches, expansive mountains, the lively Cariocas and the grand Carnaval are only some of the reasons ...
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Volcanoes and National Parks
Written by Viator, August 2010
San Jose in Costa Rica is many things to many people. Looming skyscrapers, glitzy malls, busy businessmen and a fast-paced lifestyle is perhaps the more obvious appearance to those visiting on ...
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Natal Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Natal sits as the capital of Rio Grande de Norte and can be found just south of the eastern horn of Brazil. Known for its sandy dunes and white beaches, most visitors come here for a taste of ...
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See Iguacu Falls from Argentina and Paraguay
Written by Viator, November 2011
While the Brazilian side of Iguacu offers the finest views, folks who want to immerse themselves in the prismatic mists of the other 80% of the falls will want to cross the border to Argentina. In ...
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Bike Buenos Aires
Written by Viator, April 2011
See Buenos Aires on two wheels with a guided bike tour that will take you below the surface of touristy Buenos Aires and into the areas where the locals hang out. The half-day bike tour takes either ...
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Bird watching in Costa Rica
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, February 2013
Costa Rica is teeming with exotic wildlife with lush rainforests populated with everything from exuberant monkeys to menacing crocodiles; sloths slinking in the shadows and jungle pathways misted ...
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Chile’s Best Beaches
Written by esmith, February 2013
In a country like Chile, with 3,000 miles of coastline, you might imagine a tropical paradise, palm-fringed, white-sand beaches with long stretches of sand. In a word, yes. And no. Chile has many ...
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Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, January 2012
When the coffee harvest is in full swing in Costa Rica , with much of the country taking time out to pick the sweet, red fruits that were once the foundation of the nation’s economy. Luckily, you ...
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Costa Rica’s Sloths on the Move, to Monteverde and Around the World
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, February 2012
The subject and site of almost all the sloth videos in existence, including Cooke’s, is the Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, also known as Aviarios del Caribe. Located just north of the mellow, ...
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Epic Four-Year Calving Cycle Begins at Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, March 2012
The glittering star of Argentina’s remarkable Los Glaciares National Park is the crystalline, 30km (18mi) river of ice called Perito Moreno Glacier. It is the planet’s third-largest reserve of fresh ...
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