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shez Joined: Apr 10 Points: 54 Posts: 1 Posted: 2010-04-22 05:47:00    Hi, My name is Shez and I'm trying to take a short backpacking trip to South America...Not really sure of where and how, so if anyone is going and looking for a travel buddy, or has any good ideas, tips ect... let me know! Thanks!! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact shez   krisek Premium account Joined: Jan 08 Points: 84174 Posts: 203 Posted: 2010-04-22 14:08:00    Hi Shez, Welcome to GLOBOsapiens! South America is a very large and diverse place, as you obviously know. It all depends what you would like to do on the continent and how much time you have for the trip. Is your question totally open-ended? At least with regard to the places to visit? 1. You could spend several weeks in the Amazonia only, discovering the wildlife. 2. You could travel along the east coast of the continent discovering Brazil's colonial towns and beachlife. And that can take several weeks, too or shorter, if you decided to fly domestically, too. 3. You could spend a few weeks in the Argentine Patagonia trekking in the Andes, hiking on the glaciers (Glaciares NP near El Calafate), watching whales, chasing penguins, riding horses... 4. You could spend 3-4 weeks in Peru discovering Incas' sites, visiting Uros people living on the lake Titicaca, admiring colonial Arequipa and the volcanoes and canyons nearby (incl. Canyon Colca), and photographing the condors, deciphering Nazca lines, wandering about the pyramids of the Chimu and the mud palaces of the Chan Chan civilisations, and trekking in the magnificent Cordillera Blanca in the Huascaran NP. Plus there are beaches as well, the best I saw was in Huanchaco. 5. There are some great spots to visit in Bolivia and Ecuador, which could be done together with Peru; Venezuela, Suriname, the Guyanas, which have some unique places, could be done together with Brazil; and Chile is not bad at all, either. Yeah, there is no easy answer to your question... Kind regards Krys --- Open your eyes. Free your mind. Touch lives. Sink into the different. Travel and belong. Profile photo: Palma de Mallorca. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact krisek   downundergal Premium account Joined: Jun 02 Points: 12936 Posts: 221 Posted: 2010-04-23 10:09:00    Hi Shez, Krizek has given you some great options - I suppose it also comes back to what is your definition of a short trip; 2-3 weeks maybe. Personally I would concentrate on Peru ie Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley + if you can squeeze it in a side trip to the Amazon either out of Puerto Maldonado or up to Iquitos & also Rio if time permits. There are just so many options. I hope this is of some help. Cheers, Kerrie --- Where to next? Reply    Reply with quote    Contact downundergal