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19-Jul-2005 16:47
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Welcome to the Thorn Tree's South America branch.
The countries covered by this branch are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile & Easter Island, Colombia (note spelling), Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
We hope you find plenty of useful information about travelling to South America here. It is highly recommended that new users check out the some of these useful FAQ threads on this branch before posting a new thread:
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17-Feb-2003 12:08
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Apollo »
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17-Nov-2009 09:39
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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...
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09-Apr-2008 02:00
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25-Sep-2009 22:41
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zerotres »
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location: Brazil
For the benefit of everyone dropping by the Brazil branch for the first time, please read this FAQ first. And I hope there can be some sort of way to moderate the thread to keep it updated and clean. I know there are some AWESOME regular contributors here who enjoy giving advice; I feel this thread can really help to condense the information available.
I'll go first, with some general thoughts from the South America FAQ. Many thank to Apollo for starting that thread and for a great idea. Hopefully we can have a similar thread for Brazil.
1) Use the "Search" function to find out if someone has already asked your question. Many questions have already been asked before, and regular contributors to the forum get tired of answering the same thing over and over again.
2) Read a few pages of posts. The most frequent...
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30-Nov-2009 15:58
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30-Nov-2009 15:58
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location: Brazil
I'm planning to cross overland from French Guiana to Brazil, and then travel by boat between Macapa and Belem. Can anyone confirm whether the boat departs only on Tuesdays and Fridays, as Lonely Planet says, or leaves more frequently? I'll be making the journey in the end of January. Also, can anyone let me know where to buy a hammock in Macapa?
Thanks,
Michael
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30-Nov-2009 14:03
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30-Nov-2009 15:28
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Hi all:
I am planning on heading doing the river trip from Leticia, Columbia to Iquitos, Peru in January, but then would like to get back up to Ecuador for some overland travel south.
All I've found so far in the LP book and on these forums is domestic flights from Iquitos. Can you fly internationally from Iquitos? Anyone have an idea of how much a one-way from Iquitos to Quito would be? Anyone done this?
Thanks in advance!
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30-Nov-2009 13:16
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30-Nov-2009 15:14
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location: Brazil
I'm visiting brazil over new years with a couple of long time friends and would love some feedback on this itinerary. We get to Rio on the 23rd and want to be there for new years. But in the meantime, we'd like to take a trip to another part of the country, I'm thinking Bahia. (Note, we already have a place in Rio to stay for new years).
What do you think of this?
23rd - arrive in Rio 11am
24th - fly to Salvador, take a bus that night to Lencois
25-26th - trek in chapada diamantina
27th - get back to salvador, head to Morro de Sao Paulo or less touristy area spot Salvador
28th - Spend the day at Morro or wherever we go
29th - go back to salvador (i hear tuesday is the biggest night for music in the streets)
30th - take the 4am flight back to Rio
Is that too rushed to get in the chapada and Morro in?
Will the chapada tour companies operate on Christmas?
Are the...
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30-Nov-2009 12:50
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jofurgi »
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30-Nov-2009 14:44
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afz »
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location: Peru
Hey there!
Planning on doing this epic jurney around the 18 of december, or so, but getting hold of any information seems to be a little hard. There is pretty much none...
All I know is that one has to get, somehow, to the border town of Nuevo Rocafuerte, Ecuador. A jurney of about 6 days (or more) from Iquitos. Then it is about 12 "easy" hours to Coca from there. And I know that this must be a crazy jurney to do, far off the way too popular gringo trail, so I am seriously excited about this!
What I don`t know is when boats leave Iquitos. My guidebook says only once a month (for the opposite direction though). But I don`t really have the time to wait a month if I happened to just miss the boat.
So if anyone has the slightest information on this trip, or would like to join me on this trip, please write to jofurgi@gmail.com
Cheers,
Jòhann
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30-Nov-2009 11:23
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jahfyah »
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30-Nov-2009 11:23
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location: Argentina
I have a few days in Calafate around the 26th of December and want to try to fly fish somewhere. Has anyone flyfished in Argentina or TDP Chile?
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30-Nov-2009 09:44
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jahfyah »
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30-Nov-2009 16:36
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jahfyah »
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location: Argentina
I have never been to Argentina or Chile and have read a lot about places I should try to go.
I am thinking I could go to TDP for one day or instead spend two days in Ushuaia.
I have been told this is not nearly enough time to see everything in TDP so I am trying to decide between the two. What could I do in TDP for one day?
Does anybody have ideas as to;
1. Places I could go
2. Where I could stay, being the most crowded time of year
3. If I should consider Ushuaia over TDP
I am also going to El Chalten for a few days and need to find things to do and a nice place to stay.
Thanks
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30-Nov-2009 08:57
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semisonic010 »
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30-Nov-2009 15:31
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location: Argentina
I'll be in Bariloche in mid-December. I'd like to go on a one or a two day whitewater trip on a class IV river. What are the best options?
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30-Nov-2009 08:21
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30-Nov-2009 10:27
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location: Peru
Hi,
So I made a bit of mistake and booked the Inca trail for Dec. 31st for a 4D/3N package and our flight back to Canada is late at night on the 4th (2300hrs). That means we will be reaching MachuPicchu on Jan 3rd. Do you think it will be possible to get back to Cusco and back to Lima on time? We don't mind paying to fly back to Lima as long as there are flights available.
Thanks!
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30-Nov-2009 07:46
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Svemark »
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30-Nov-2009 07:46
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Svemark »
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location: Bolivia
Is there a standard route for jeep tours from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni? And if so, does it include the main sights like Laguna Verde and Volcan Licancabur, Sol de Mañana (geysers), Laguna Colorada and Salar de Uyuni including Isla de los Pescadores?
I ask because the standard round trip tour from Uyuni seems to take in the above mentioned big sights during the first 2-3 days and then follow a less interesting route back to Uyuni, so when other travellers from San Pedro de Atacama joined our tour near the Chilean border some years ago, they missed all the most interesting sights.
Thanks for your help.
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30-Nov-2009 07:38
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30-Nov-2009 10:29
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Hello everybody:
I am going to the National Park Torres del Paine, the 2nd of January 2010. My goal is doing the W trek
I know that trekking alone is not a good idea because it is dangerous and because I think after all it is forbidden to trek alone on the national park.
I heard that in January there are lots of trekkers in TDP, so if anybody has already been there:
Is it difficult to find someone (or a group) to walk with?
Thank you for your help.
Fred
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30-Nov-2009 05:27
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bubblytoes »
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30-Nov-2009 09:23
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location: Colombia
We're planning on using mostly debit cards/ATMs for money while travelling, but would like to bring a back-up credit card. Will we need a card with a chip/pin? I was in Switzerland in September and found many places wouldn't take my Visa card as it did not have the chip/pin, I wasn't sure if I'd have the same probem in Colombia.
Cheers!
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30-Nov-2009 05:23
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bubblytoes »
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30-Nov-2009 05:23
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location: Colombia
We'll be in Colombia in January and were thinking of checking out a soccer (football) game. Any advice? I don't even know if the league runs in January or not. We'll be in Medellin, Bogota, and Cartagena - would one of these cities be better than the others for watching a game? Any safety considerations? Any idea of how much a ticket would cost?
Cheers!
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30-Nov-2009 04:23
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lauren_richmond »
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30-Nov-2009 06:53
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location: Chile & Easter Island
Hi there,
I've been living in Santiago for a while now and still haven't managed to find a book store that stocks a decent range of English language books. Specifically, I'm after non-fiction however any book stores with something other than Danielle Steel on their shelves would be great!
Any suggestions?
Saludos,
Lauren
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30-Nov-2009 04:16
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debbieda »
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30-Nov-2009 10:35
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nahuel »
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location: Chile & Easter Island
We are doing day hikes in Torres del Paine in late December. Planning on taking fleece, gore-tex rain jacket, warm hat, hiking pants and rain pants. Are gaiters necessary/recommended?
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30-Nov-2009 04:01
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jj80 »
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30-Nov-2009 12:53
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Standanista »
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location: Peru
Looking to spend a couple of nights in Lima in January. Any recommendations?
Also heard couch surfing is a good option - any experience?
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