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Ushuaia, Argentina
July to September, is winter to spring transition
– good for city, exploring, hiking, tours, nightlife, light jacket, no heavy jacket, sweater, pants, water, stuff, no snow, except for mountains, will be good to be starting in South America, moving central over the three months great timing
Day 1:
Beagle Channel boat tour + lighthouse
Bahia lapataia (both of the world sign)
Saint Christopher boat
Day 2:
Parque National Tierra del Fuego
Isla Martello, penguin island
Only Pira tour gets on the island (160 usd)
Day 3:
Laguna Esmeralda (2 hours up, 2 hours down)
- do very early in the morning
Bus Tour (blue bus)
Food:
King crab pasta at Isabel
Kuar
Hotel:
No Hyatt
Hotel austral ushasia looks good and acceptable
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Puerto Natales, Chile
• Fly to Punta Arenas.
• Bus to Puerto Natales.
• Torres del Paine.
• Back to Puerto Natales.
•Continue on north
Day 1:
Torres de Paine National park
- all day thing
Day 2:
Food:
Guanaco (llama)
Hotel:
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El Calafate, Argentina
Day 1:
Glaciers boat tour (all day thing)
-Perito Moreno glacier
Day 2:
Los glaciares National park
Food:
Guanacao (llama)
Hotel:
Stay downtown only
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San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Day 1:
Civic center Square
Guided tour (German war stuff culture)
Cable car to Cerro Otto
Day 2:
Seven lakes day trip (all day)
- see bay, sit on bay, hills
-cicrcuito curvo bike route
-e bike preferred rental
Cerro camperno view point
Day 3:
Villa La angostura ( day trip all day stuff)
Food:
Trout
Empanadas
Hotel:
Stay downtown
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Service is very snobby, be patient
Dont be on the street in the middle of the night
Day 1:
La Boca culture center colorful neighborhood
Caminito
Plaza de mayo
Day, two:
Malma art museum
San telmo food market (best in weekend)
Palermo neighborhood (bohemian art district)
-boutiques
Day, three:
Largest Japanese garden outside Japan( (jardin)
El ateneo grand splendid bookstore
Day, four:
Cathedral metropolitan de BA
Day 5:
Colonia de Sacramento day trip all day, ferry into Uruguay
Stay the night then go to Montevideo don’t back track
Gay circuit parties:
Clash night club
Kicks club (EDM and kinks)
Pop parties at Berlin (match the theme or rejected at door)
Sauna:
Kiss sauna, aqua sauna, dark sauna
Clubs start at 2am
Food:
Lots of steak. So much meat options.
Dinner starts after 9pm
Hotel:
Park Hyatt Palacio Dubau
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Montevideo, Uruguay
Use buses here
Very secular country
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Food:
Restaurants close mid day
Hotel:
Very expensive for some reason
Consider Airbnb
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Mendoza, Argentina
Fly from Mendoza to Santiago, do not take the bus, useless, do not do it, it is not scenic
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Santiago, Chile
Food places/restaurants close early 8/9 pm stuff closes
No toilet paper in toilet
Don’t go to the west side of city
Bus is great but some places look rough
People steal phones on motor bikes
Day 1:
Plaza de Armas
City market ( do early in the morning)
Museum of human rights
Day 2:
Sunrise with Andes in the background
Santa Aluz hill
San Cristobal hill (view point with statue)
- cable car up
Day 3:
Bella vista neighborhood
Food:
Chilean hot dog (over stuffed and messy)
Empanadas
Hotel:
Hotel Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago
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Valparaíso, Chile
1.5 to 2 hour bus ride from Santiago
Bus is best
It’s safe
Day 1:
Flower clock
Vine Del Mar
Blanco beach
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Asunción, Paraguay
Day 1:
Costanera Norte (sunset spot)
Uruguayan Plaza
Visit Palacio de López,
Independence House Museum
National Pantheon of Heroes
Loma San Jerónimo (street art deco vibes)
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Uyuni, Bolivia
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La Paz, Bolivia
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Lake Titicaca, Peru
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Arequipa, Peru
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Colca, Peru
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Cusco, Peru
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Pisac, Peru
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Ollantaytambo, Peru
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Machu Picchu, Peru
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Lima, Peru
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Quito, Ecuador
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Otavalo, Ecuador
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Mindo Valley, Ecuador
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Medellín, Colombia
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Guatapé, Colombia
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Salento, Colombia
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Bogotá, Colombia
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Cartagena, Colombia