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South America FAQ thread

Zedd_at_LP writes: The countries covered by this FAQ are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile & Easter Island, Colombia, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. Antarctica is covered here.

LP already have some information about the region in the World Guide, and also in the Postcards section.

Then there's the LP hostel booking site which can be found here: <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.lone... more »

BED AVAILABLE IN RIO FOR CARNIVAL

hey

My friend has bailed on me, after already booking and paying for his accom for carnival ,
its in a hostel in ipanema, its from the 11th of feb to the 18th of feb. its 1000 brl for the 7 nights.

let me know if your keen!

please no freaks!

Salvador - Natal (boat)

Myself and two friends are heading out to South America in January for 3 months, starting in Brazil. We are flying in to Rio and have a couple of weeks to kill before carnival and so are looking to head up round the coast to take in Salvador, Natal, Recife, Fortaleza etc. I have been told that it is possible to get a boat/ferry from Salvador round to Natal. We think this would be a good thing to do to break up the monotony of coach journeys and to see some of the coast line.

Does anyone have any more details on these boats? In terms of journey time from Salvador to Natal, cost, safety etc. Any information or suggestions would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave

I want to visit the Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco NP and Maididi

Hi there

I am a 22 year old kiwi university student studying towards a BSc majoring in ecology and biodiversity here in Wellington, New Zealand. I will be visiting Bolivia for amonth from mid-fed -mid march next year. I have strong interests in nature and conservation and am very keen to spend a bit of time trekking deep into Madidi in the hope of seeing some wildlife- maybe 3-5 days. I am also interested in visiting the Bolivian chaco. I have a few questions about these potential visits that I would like to ask; any help that you are able to give would be greatly appreciated.

• Can I find independent guides to take me into Madidi in Rurre'? and is there anyone else who would be interested in joining me on a trek into the national park then (ie: forming a group). PM me if interested and I can link to you to my Couchsurfing profile which has more info about me (just for you to ch...

Cartegena adventures

Hi all,

My mate and me are going to Cartegena for 2 weeks from 19th Feb to 4th March. Can't wait as have heard amazing things. We're really keen to do the Ciudad Perdida trek but I don't know much else about the place at this stage.
Does anyone have any recommendations regarding things to do, places to stay and a tour compny to use while we are there?
Any feedback would be fantastic

Cheers,
Sean

Crossing borders

hi,

we want to travel through Sth America for longer than a year so we can volunteer and take our time. We've been told by travel agents this will be too difficult and we should just by a return flight and only travel for a year. Our idea is to get a one way ticket and arrive in Santiago and go from there.
Does anyone know if its relatively easy to cross country borders through South America (and Central America) without a return flight?
Or have any information on which countries are more difficult than others or to get around certain things?
If you have any information or experience on this we would be grateful?

GW.

Sucre, Bolivia to Filadelfia, Paraguay by bus

My husband and I are trying to figure out the best route by bus to get from Sucre to Filadelfia. At the tourist office in Sucre, we were told we could either take a bus to Santa Cruz or take a bus to Camiri. The Camiri route looks more direct, but we have not been able to find out about buses from Camiri across the border to Paraguay. Is it the same bus from Santa Cruz? Or are there other bus options?

Does anyone have any experience with this route?

Thanks in advance!

Language school location ILEE I.L.E.E

The language school known as ILEE or I.L.E.E has moved from the address just off the Callao Line B Subte stop to one close to the Line B Subte stop at Florida. The correct address is Third floor 962 Reconquista (look for a cafe named Riggoleto which is right next door).

Don't know if later versions of the LP guide for Arg. have the new address, but mine had the address off Callao. I was there the past two weeks so this is effective as of at least November 2009. Also, they co-teach with EBA Trust, and the address on Reconquista is for that school (which also has its own web site). Same price/methods/teachers.

A way to go from Punta del Diablo to Iguazu?

Hi there
In a few days I'm going to Punta del Diablo, and after that I will be heading for the falls in Iguazu. But what is the smartest way to go to the falls from Punta del Diablo? Do I need to go back to Montevideo (and then do some border crossing/whatever it takes to get to the falls) or is it possible to get to Porto Alegre from Punta del Diablo and then take a bus to the falls?

I hope there's someone who can help me :)
Cheers, Søren