Destinations in South America

South America Travel Guides

Countries and Regions

Below are the countries, provinces, territories and states in South America

Cities

Airports

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Country guides

Brazil From the jungle calls of the Amazon to the curves of Copacabana’s thong-clad crowds, Brazil is a heady celebration of the big, the bold and the beau... Read more	Colombia No longer a destination only for daredevils, this extraordinary country has battled decades of civil turmoil to emerge as one of South America's hotte... Read more	Chile Chile’s elongated, unique shape makes it one of the world’s most geographically unique countries, and this South American nation’s cartography l... Read more	Uruguay Boasting picturesque beaches, rolling countryside, colonial old towns and atmospheric cities, Uruguay comes in a small but highly impressive package. Read more
Paraguay Paraguay is a little-known landlocked country, which has found itself somewhat isolated from even its neighbours in the past by geography and politics... Read more	Bolivia Bolivia is a land of diverse clashes: from ice-capped peaks, coloured lagoons and flamingos, to rugged lowlands, Amazonian rainforest, beautiful valle... Read more	Argentina Spirited Argentina, with its frantic capital, vast pampas, rolling wine regions and snowy peaks, is a land bursting with adventure. Read more	Venezuela Though best known for its oil politics and feisty president, Venezuela is in fact an action-packed traveller's destination endowed with an astonishing... Read more

City guides

Quito The UNESCO World Heritage city of Quito is one of the best preserved colonial cities in America, complete with cobbled plazas and lavishly decorated c... Read more	Lima Halfway along Peru's dusty desert coastline, cliff-top Lima lies between the Pacific Ocean and the foothills of the Andes. When it comes to exuding gr... Read more	Caracas Nestled below rolling mountains and a short hop from the sun-drenched coastline, Caracas is a frenetic city of petrodollar wealth, modern architecture... Read more	Montevideo Perched on a peninsula jutting out into the River Plate, Montevideo's mix of old- and new-world charms has been captivating visitors for centuries. Read more
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro is an awe-inspiring city, its stunning tropical setting matched only by its irrepressibly fun-loving residents, called Cariocas. Imposs... Read more	Buenos Aires The romance of crumbly European architecture and cobbled streets makes Buenos Aires an alluring city, but it is the food that wins most hearts. Read more	Cusco Built by rich Inca kings and ransacked by Spanish conquistadors, Cusco is the most popular tourist destinations in Peru and one of the most significan... Read more	Bogotá Colombia’s capital Bogotá is a city out to prove the world wrong. Known as a violent and rather grim place in the 1990s, Bogotá has since pulled t... Read more

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