For Brazil, try Brazilian American Cultural Center (80, with fares from multiple U.S.
Better to deal with a travel agency that specializes in a given destination and that buys in bulk.įor great airfares to most of Latin America, try Pino Welcome Travel (80, with fares to Buenos Aires, Rio, Santiago and other South American cities starting at less than $600 round trip. National airlines like LanChile, Aerolineas Argentinas and Varig (Brazil) all offer frequent service to South America, but at often monopolistic prices when booked directly through the airline. Most of the cheapest flights leave from Miami. The flights can be long, but the upshot is that there's very little time difference, so you don't have the jet-lag problem you have when flying to Europe. (Other up-and-coming popular spots include Quito in Ecuador and Santiago in Chile.) Choose from one of the traditional favorites - Peru's Cuzco and Machu Picchu, Brazil's Rio de Janeiro and/or the Amazon, Argentina's Buenos Aires - and take the time to explore one destination. South America is obviously huge, and attempting to see it all in one visit on a country- hopping tour is not a good idea. Here's what you need to know to get down there without breaking the bank:įirst, a little geography. Not to mention, South America has some of the friendliest, passionate and fun-loving people on Earth. In fact, you'll be happy to know that out of the recent list of world's cheapest cities, five of the top 10 are in South America (Asunción, Paraguay Bogota, Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil). Thanks to devalued currencies (how does a steak dinner with wine for $5 sound?) and a sense of safety from terrorism, South America is back on top of the list of hot travel destinations.
In fact, Argentina is expected to have its biggest tourism numbers of all time in 2003 (at nearly 4 million visitors). Not only is it warming up for the oncoming Southern Hemisphere summer, American tourists are flocking there in record numbers.
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