Building a rough itinerary for Argentina, Bolivia and Peru

Hi there,

I posted a couple of months ago regarding a tentative itinerary my partner and I had made for our trip to Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. The bulk of our time will be spread across all of Argentina and Southern Peru, with a short stay in Bolivia (as we make our way up to Peru). Any advice on getting to and from places, or general information would be appreciated. This is just an outline in which we have included everywhere we want to see, our time in some places maybe shortened or sacrificed entirely if we are enjoying ourselves in certain place (I hope I am making sense).

14/2 - 18/2: Buenos Aires

Flight

18/2 - 20/2: Iguazu Falls

Flight

20/2 - 27/2: Ushuaia

Bus (18 Hours)

27/2 - 2/3: El Calafate

Bus (4 Hours)

2/3 - 7/3: El Chalten

Flight

7/3 - 14/3: Bariloche

Bus or Flight?

14/3 - 17/3: Cordoba

Bus

17/3 - 23/3: Salta - Bus to Tu... more »

El Calafete- El Chaten

Will be there for 5 days/nights mid-January. What is an appropriate itinerary (we are not climbers or aggressive trekkers) and hotels recommendations?
Thanks
Yves

easy to make friends in guayaquil?

I will be spending a few days in Guayaquil in february and I am a solo traveller. Is guayaquil a good place to meet other solo travellers or should I make my way to another town?

Architecture community volunteer work

Hello,

I know this is a long shot, but I was wondering if anyone knows about or is involved in architecture community work in south America. I am in the continent at the moment and am looking for some volunteer work for a couple of weeks to a month in January 2013, preferbally in Brazil or Uruguay.

I have completed my first year of Interior Architecture in Melboure, Australia and took this year off to travel South America. I will return next year to complete my studies. I understand I am relatively inexperienced but would love to do anything to further my knowledge and experience in an area I ultimately want to end up doing.

Please let me know if you know of anything.

Thankyou!

Mavicure Inirida

Hello I'm planning to go to Inírida - Mavicure from 20 of january on! Idea is to get there from Puerto Ayacucho, to stay there for some days, discovering the mavicure hills and forest.
we will be to german travellers. boats on the river are best for 4 persons to share experience and costs ;-)
Who wants to join us????!?!?

Argentina vs. Spain, cost of living

Hi all,

I'd like to take a break and spend a few months (3 months is my max, per visa rules) in either Spain or Argentina next spring. I have in mind to rent an apartment. Which country, Spain or Argentina, would you say would be less expensive to live in overall?

I have been to both countries. I visited Buenos Aires last month and the prices there seemed the same as in the U.S. It was expensive. Inflation! I know Spain is having economic problems too, and super high unemployment. However, I'm not sure about the prices of things there...

At the moment, I don't have a specific city in mind, but I want avoid staying in the big, noisy center of a city. (If I stayed in Buenos Aires, I'd look for something in the outer neighborhoods...) And I don't want to be in a remote or rural area.

Thanks for any advice you may have.

(I have posted this in the Spain branch too...) more »

Calafate to Chalten Transportation - Hiring a Driver?

I'm planning on doing some hiking in Chalten for a couple days, but my flight time into Calafate might be too tight to catch the bus to Chalten. I have a question about the bus, but mostly I have questions about hiring a driver. I do not want to rent a car.

• Is the bus to Chalten in a location right off the airport? I'm just wondering about timing, incase I am able to make the connection and if it's relatively close by, or if I need to plan for extra amount of time to get to the bus.