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    South America

    Amazon expeditions, Andean peaks, Patagonian wilderness, and bold wine country.

    South America map showing Galapagos and Ecuador, Andes and Colombia, Peru and Machu Picchu, Brazil, Argentina and Wine Country, and Patagonia
    Galapagos & EcuadorAndes & ColombiaPeru & Machu PicchuBrazilArgentina & Wine CountryPatagonia

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    Machu Picchu and the highland journey that anchors Peru's cultural routeGuidePeruPeru works best when Lima, the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and any Amazon extension are sequenced with respect for altitude, permits, rail categories, and travel time.Read the Full GuideCasa Rosada and Buenos Aires civic life in ArgentinaGuideArgentinaArgentina is a multi-region journey: Buenos Aires, wine country, Iguazú, and Patagonia each ask for different pacing, domestic flights, and seasonal choices.Read the Full GuideChile's central Andes and long north-to-south landscape identityGuideChileChile is a long, varied country: city and wine, desert, fjords, and optional Rapa Nui context require domestic flights and realistic pacing rather than one compressed highlights loop.Read the Full GuideRio de Janeiro and Sugarloaf MountainGuideBrazilBrazil works when Rio, Iguazú, Amazon or Pantanal, Salvador, and the coast are chosen as distinct chapters rather than reduced to Rio and a beach.Read the Full GuideColombia Coffee Triangle horseback journey through Cocora ValleyGuideColombiaColombia rewards travelers who connect Bogotá, Medellín, coffee country, and Cartagena or the Caribbean coast with realistic domestic flights and regional depth.Read the Full GuideBlue-footed booby adult and chick on Española Island in the GalápagosGuideEcuador & GalápagosTreat Ecuador and Galápagos as one combined destination while clearly separating mainland culture and Andes, expedition cruises, and land-based island programs.Read the Full Guide

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    Plan South America by the kind of trip you actually want.

    South America rewards travelers who want a bigger sense of place: Andean landscapes, expedition wildlife, wine regions, Amazon extensions, and Patagonia-style wilderness all need smart pacing.

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    • Bucket-list land journeys
    • Wildlife and expedition-style travel
    • Wine, culture, and active scenery
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    Casa Rosada and Buenos Aires civic life in Argentina

    Argentina

    Buenos Aires style, Mendoza vineyards, Iguazú scale, and Patagonia when the route earns the distance.

    Argentina is a multi-region journey: Buenos Aires, wine country, Iguazú, and Patagonia each ask for different pacing, domestic flights, and seasonal choices.

    Rio de Janeiro and Sugarloaf Mountain

    Brazil

    A country of urban energy, wildlife, river journeys, culture, and coast.

    Brazil works when Rio, Iguazú, Amazon or Pantanal, Salvador, and the coast are chosen as distinct chapters rather than reduced to Rio and a beach.

    Chile's central Andes and long north-to-south landscape identity

    Chile

    Santiago, wine country, Atacama, and Patagonia shaped by latitude, distance, and remote-lodge logistics.

    Chile is a long, varied country: city and wine, desert, fjords, and optional Rapa Nui context require domestic flights and realistic pacing rather than one compressed highlights loop.

    Colombia Coffee Triangle horseback journey through Cocora Valley

    Colombia

    Confident city, coffee, Caribbean, and mountain journeys with a strong local rhythm.

    Colombia rewards travelers who connect Bogotá, Medellín, coffee country, and Cartagena or the Caribbean coast with realistic domestic flights and regional depth.

    Blue-footed booby adult and chick on Española Island in the Galápagos

    Ecuador & Galápagos

    Mainland Andes and cloud forest paired with a deliberate Galápagos choice.

    Treat Ecuador and Galápagos as one combined destination while clearly separating mainland culture and Andes, expedition cruises, and land-based island programs.

    Machu Picchu and the highland journey that anchors Peru's cultural route

    Peru

    Andean culture, ceremonial ruins, food, and rainforest depth—paced around altitude and access.

    Peru works best when Lima, the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and any Amazon extension are sequenced with respect for altitude, permits, rail categories, and travel time.