south america

Between its wonderous mountain ranges, remote islands and the world's biggest rainforest, your first trip to South America likely won't be your last.

The 5 Places I’ve Never Visited But Want To
My trips I’ve taken over the years have been wonderful, and I always say that I’ve done Europe quite well. For most of my trips it often ends up being a last-minute thing because you see I can be at an airport in less than an hour. I can travel to most European countries with ease. Asia, North America, Africa are not places I’ve seen, but I have travelled to those continents, just not in great detail. I write a lot about why a place is wonderful and my trips I have taken, and why you should go there, but what about the places I want to go and the reasons that it attracts me so much, so here I thought I would compile a list of places I want to go.
By Rosalyn 4 years ago in Wander
A Secret Sand Dune in a Green World
When we turned in the direction of the sun and sand, a gust of wind blew two startled Burrowing Owls across the road in front of us. How we laughed to see their wide eyes as they tumbled head over heels before they caught themselves to fly back into the trees. Then the road opened, and our eyes went just as wide, albeit with a different kind of wonder.
By Amethyst Qu4 years ago in Wander
Trip to Peru, Part 1
I have the best travel partner in my life: My soon-to-be-20-year-old son. I'm pretty sure he will soon tell me that he wants to travel with his friends rather than me, but we still enjoy each other's company while traveling, especially abroad. Between 2011 and now, we've had amazing adventures together in Ireland, Turkey (Istanbul), Germany, and Brazil. Not to mention multiple trips to Russia and Central Asia where I come from. My son is a college student, I'm a college professor, so we both have good winter and summer breaks and before the pandemic we always traveled somewhere far away.
By Lana V Lynx4 years ago in Wander
The Pantanal (World's Largest Tropical Wetland)
Heavy rains fill the vast Pantanal Basin each year, creating a vast flooding landscape. During the hottest season, when the region receives the most rainfall, wetlands and the Pantanal Basin can fill up to 80% of the water. In contrast, during the dry season, most of the water in the basin drains into the Paraguay River. The Paraguay River, which is the main source of water for the wetlands, flowing directly through the Pantanal, has seen the greatest changes in water levels on its surrounding banks and shores.
By sital Neupane4 years ago in Wander
It’s great to have a reality shock!
In the middle of 2018, I had the privilege of receiving some Brazilian missionaries in my house and I was able to hear their stories.
By Dalmy Alves4 years ago in Wander
Colombia: Zipline Zeniths, Waterfall Wonders, Graffiti, & Coffee
See city tours in Bogota & ecotours around Medellin! We’ll ride the highest zipline in Colombia, drink coffee, and enjoy art from graffiti to Botero
By Bill Mitchell4 years ago in Wander
The Wonders Of South America
Argentina Argentina is officially called the Argentine Republic. The country is located in the southern half of South America and its capital is Buenos Aires.
By Rasma Raisters4 years ago in Wander
Copacabana Beach
Visiting Copacabana Beach in 2020 was an interesting perspective on the normally packed tourist attraction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The COVID pandemic was in full swing and not too many people were travelling. At that point in time Brazil was recently moved from number 2 to number 3 on the list of countries with the highest number of cases. That combined with the Brazilian President treating COVID-19 like a common cold pretty much ensured I was one of the only tourists there that September.
By LIOP4 years ago in Wander
Christ the Redeemer
I went to visit Christ the Redeemer at the end of 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Even with tourism at an all time low in Rio de Janeiro, Christ the Redeemer still seemed to draw a crowd and social distancing was not exactly the easiest once I got to the base of the monument. This article will cover some of the history of the statue, what it was like to visit during the pandemic and tries to answer my question about why this statue is considered a Wonder of the Modern World.
By LIOP4 years ago in Wander
Morro da Urca
Morro da Urca or Mount Urca which is also called Urca Hill, is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Mount Urca sits at the mouth of the Guanabara Bay and directly next to Sugar Loaf Mountain. Morro da Urca is one of several granite-quartz mountains around Rio de Janeiro. Urcas peak tops out at a height of 220 meters or 770 feet, making it a nice vantage point out onto Rio de Janeiro and the bay. The area is protected by the Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument created in 2006 which became part of a world heritage site declared by UNESCO in 2012.
By LIOP4 years ago in Wander
Escadaria Selarón
Jorge Selarón was born in Chile in 1947. He traveled, lived and worked as a painter and sculptor in over 50 countries around the world before deciding to settle in Rio de Janeiro in 1983.
By LIOP4 years ago in Wander
Not Quite Carnival! (Travel from Home #13)
I was deciding between fake traveling to Peru or to Brazil in July. The deciding factor ended up being a book set in Brazil that I desperately wanted to read. So I spread my travel from home trip to Brazil over two days (though it took me until early August to finish the book).
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Wander