Why to Visit South America

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Machu Picchu -Peru

The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400's, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Invisible from below and completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city.

Cartagena de Indias - Colombia

Catagena is a port city on the northern coast of Colombia. It is presently a center of economic activity in the caribbean region and a popular tourist destination.
Its colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

Cartagena de Indias averages around 90% humidity, with a rainy season typically in April-May and October-November. Its important to note, that though the climate tends to be hot generally throughout the year, its always windy, and that is a factor to have in account that makes the climate livable and even comfortable. The months of November to February tend to be the most windy months in the year, giving an extra cooling to the low temperatures of those months.

Cartagena de Indias, has the blessing that while being a caribbean sea city, is never touched by the hurricanes that decimate other caribbean capitals like Havana, Santo Domingo, Kingston or San Juan. The reason of this is that the city is in the caribbean but in the mainland and also quite southernly, isolating it from the wind currents that feed the hurricanes.

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Punta del Este - Uruguay

Punta del Este is an upscale vacation spot on the southern tip of Uruguay, southeast of the town of Maldonado and about 140 km east of Montevideo. Although the town has a year round population of 10,506 (2005), the summer tourist boom often boosts the population to about one million people between December and February.
The city is internationally known, among other things as one of the most important and exclusive resort of South America.

The city is a land of old lineage, an expression of colonial architecture that deserves to be known, since the modern architecture contrasts with the colonial architecture. Nowadays it has a scenic shore, houses typical of the resorts, modern buildings, a port with structure and mooring capacity, well-known trademark stores, restaurants, pubs, etc. It has several big and sumptuous houses, and its gardens lined with plants from every part of the world, wide avenues, boulevards, and a quality of life that is difficult to find in other South American cities.
Gorlero Avenue, the main avenue of Punta del Este has fine commercial galleries, restaurants, cinemas, casinos, shops and many more attractions. Artigas square, over Gorlero Ave is the place where the popular handcraft market takes places. Throughout its many stands you can find handicrafts made of materials such as leather, stone, metal, glass, etc.

Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

Rio de Janeiro ("River of January"/ in English), is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind São Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind São Paulo and Buenos Aires. The city is capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 while it was a Portuguese colony and from 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. It was the capital of the Portuguese Empire from 1808 to 1821. Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa, or "The Marvelous City".

Rio has a tropical climate. The temperature occasionally reaches over 40°C (104°F) in inland areas of the city, and extreme maximum temperatures above 30°C (86°F) can happen every month. In the main tourist areas (south side, where the beaches are located), the temperature is moderated by the cool sea-breezes from the ocean.

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its natural settings, its Carnival celebrations, sambo and other music,

and hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as CopacabanaItaliano and Ipanema, paved with decorated black and cream swirl pattern mosaics known locally as "pedra portuguesa". Some of the most famous local landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer ('Cristo Redentor') atop Corcovado mountain, which has recently been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a giant permanent parade stand used during Carnival and Maracanã stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums.