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Things to do in Buenos Aires in Summer
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, January 2013
While the Northern Hemisphere turns up the central heating and gears up for a white Christmas, Buenos Aires is experiencing its annual heat wave, with sweltering temperatures sending many ...
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Things to Do in Cusco, Peru
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2012
The ancient Inca capital of Cusco has reigned over the Andes for almost 1,000 years, an architectural achievement of unsurpassed glories glittering in the high desert sun. Its astounding Spanish ...
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Things to Do in Manaus
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, December 2012
This was once Brazil’s boomtown, where untold billions were made off the bounty of the rainforest. Founded in 1669, Manaus profited off rainforest products ranging from rubber to Brazil nuts; ...
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Things to Do in Mendoza, Argentina
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2012
Of course, you’re here for the wine. Wonderful vintages, most famously Malbec, but also beautiful cabernet sauvignons, chardonnays, cerezas, tempranillos and more, are grown at some of the highest ...
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Things To Do in Ollantaytambo
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, September 2012
While the climax of the epic Inca Trail is magnificent Machu Picchu, the iconic hike along that ancient Andean road begins at a place no less important: Ollantaytambo. Though the city, located some ...
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Things to Do in Paraty
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, July 2012
While the two biggest draws on Brazil ’s southern coast are also among South America’s biggest cities—wonderful Rio
and business-savvy Sao Paolo—travelers may find themselves eager to
escape ...
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Things to do in Puerto Montt, Chile
Written by esmith, March 2013
Puerto Montt is the last city in continental Chile before a series of islands and fjords take over. It is the jumping-off point to Chiloé, with its iconic wooden churches and the starting point ...
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Things to Do in Quito
Written by Ernest White, December 2012
Cradled high in the Andes, in the shadow of sleeping volcano Pichincha, Quito combines historic charm and Andean culture with a unique, urbane aesthetic that enchants visitors to Ecuador’s capital ...
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Things to Do in Recife
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, May 2012
The largest city on Brazil’s Northern Coast is Recife, so called for the coral reefs just offshore its almost equatorial islands and bays. Though the weather is warm and tropical all year, this ...
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Things to Do in Salta
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, July 2012
This remarkable northwestern provincial capital’s full name is Salta La
Linda, “Salta the Lovely,” appropriate to its graceful Colonial
architecture and truly beautiful natural surroundings. The ...
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Things To Do in Salvador de Bahia
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, September 2012
While Rio de Janeiro gets all the ink (and Sao Paolo, the business), the true birthplace of what we now think of as Brazilian culture is the tropical capital of Bahia State, Salvador de Bahia. ...
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Things to do in San Blas
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, January 2013
Renowned as the artisan quarter of Cusco, San Blas is famed for producing some of the most celebrated handicrafts in Peru. Effortlessly blending ancient Inca walls and colonial architecture with a ...
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Things to do in São Paulo
Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2012
While Rio
gets all the international press, São Paulo is in many ways the heart
of all things Brazilian. Home to more than 20 million people, including
immigrants from all over the world, ...
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Things to Do in São Paulo
Written by Ernest White, February 2013
Aside from being Brazil’s largest city and the country’s financial heavyweight, São Paulo is a vast metropolis full of exciting activities and events, award-winning restaurants, unbeatable ...
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Tigre Delta
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, February 2013
A popular day trip from Buenos Aires, the riverside town of Tigre is the gateway to the idyllic Tigre Delta region, one of the world’s largest natural deltas stretching over 5,400 square miles. ...
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