Central & South America:
Here's our list of traveler recommendations in Central & South America tagged as 'Tip - Transport' . Click 'X' to remove this filter and browse all of our top local travel recommendations.
Results 1–12 of 12
High-Speed Railway to Connect Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Campinas
Soon, you will be able to sit back with your laptop and enjoy Brazil’s first sleek, gleaming, high-velocity train , as it leaves Rio de Janeiro for the 80-minute, 280kph (175mph) journey to São ...
Read more
Bicycling in Rio de Janiero
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, April 2012
Though Rio is one of Latin America’s largest cities, with some 6.3 million people in the city proper, and (in)famous for its security problems, it also happens to be outstandingly bicycle friendly. ...
Read more
Brazil by Train
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, September 2012
Brazil ’s
rail system was once extensive, built in the 1800s largely to
accommodate the coffee trade and enormous rural population. By the
middle of the 20th century, the drop in coffee prices, ...
Read more
Brazilian Air Passes Now Easily Available Online
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2011
Brazil is enormous: At 8,514,215 square kilometers (3,287,357 square miles), it occupies almost half of South America, an area just larger than the continental United States, and a bit smaller ...
Read more
Buenos Aires Subway
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, February 2012
The Buenos Aires Subte, or subway, used to be the best deal in Argentina , offering what may have been the cheapest underground mass transit in the world. Last month, however, backpackers and ...
Read more
Bus Travel in Colombia
Written by Ernest White, March 2013
Straddling three branches of the Andes, with two coasts and a blanket of jungle on either side, Colombia may not seem like an easy country in which to get around by bus, and historically, it wasn’t. ...
Read more
Cajamarca Protests Over New Mines
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, February 2012
Organizers Promise that Upcoming Protests and Marches Won’t Interrupt Transport or Business in Peru .
Big protests are afoot in some of northern Peru’s tourism destinations, and for the next few ...
Read more
Getting around in Rio
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, October 2012
Though this city beckons temptingly with its beaches and sequins, Rio de Janeiro’s Portuguese-speaking expanse of more than six million people can intimidate the average traveler. Fear not! Though ...
Read more
Nature Air Now Connects Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2011
Costa Rica’s northern neighbor, though not yet nearly as popular a destination, has been getting plenty of attention in recent years. Nicaragua boasts unique attractions, such as the architecturally ...
Read more
New Transoceanic Highway Through the Amazon
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2011
In the works for almost 40 years, the Transoceanica will soon be completed, winding 5,500km (3,400mi), like a paved river, from the Brazilian Atlantic to the Peruvian Pacific. With a single bridge ...
Read more
Rio for Cruise Visitors
Written by Ernest White, February 2013
With its stunning natural setting and boisterous, engaging culture, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most exciting ports of call available on any cruise itinerary. Getting to know the Marvelous City, as ...
Read more
Train Travel In Peru
Written by David J, February 2013
Peru has a very limited train network, but the lines that do exist offer a great alternative to domestic flights and long-distance buses. Tourists can travel with PeruRail throughout the year, but ...
Read more
Results 1–12 of 12
Want to share your own recommendation?
Find Recommendations by Type
- Bazaar
- Cafe
- Cave
- Church / Cathedral
- Desert
- Film & Cinema
- Glacier
- Good for Kids
- Good Place to Eat
- Good Place to Shop
- Good Views / Viewpoint
- Horse Riding
- Hotel
- Lake
- Market
- Monument - Modern
- Mountain
- Museum
- National Park
- Neighborhood
- Park / Garden
- Photo ID required
- Picnic Spot
- Plaza / Square
- Popular with Locals
- Religious Experience
- River
- Ruin - Ancient
- Scuba Diving
- Shore Excursions
- Sporting Event
- Street / Avenue
- Swim & Snorkel
- Tip - Dos & Don'ts
- Tip - General Travel
- Tip - Suggested Itineraries
- Tip - Weather
- Tip - When to Go
- Trail
- Viator Top Pick
- Walking/Hiking
- Waterfall
- Zoo
- Beach
- Casino
- Cemetery
- Cultural Experience
- Festival
- Fountain
- Gondola
- Good Place to Drink
- Good Place to Relax
- Good Place to Sleep
- Holiday Activity
- Hot Spring
- Island
- Live Music
- Monument - Historical
- Monument - Natural
- Mountain Biking
- Must-Do Experience
- Nature & Wildlife
- Off-the-Beaten Path
- People Watching
- Photography
- Pier / Waterfront / Port
- Pop Culture
- Reef
- Restaurant
- Romantic
- Sailing
- Shopping / Entertainment Center
- Ski & Snow
- Stadium
- Sunrise / Sunset
- Theater
- Tip - Family Travel
- Tip - Packing
- Tip - What to See & Do
- Town / City
- UNESCO Heritage Site
- Volcano
- Water Sports
- Winery
