Best Places to Visit in Salvador Founded by Portuguese colonists in 1549, Salvador, Brazil is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Visitors come from all over the world to experience this well-preserved history. They also come to party. Many of Brazil’s Carnival traditions originated in Salvador, and the massive celebration continues to grow, […]
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Hiking the Abraão Loop With 16 jungle trails and 100 beaches, Ilha Grande is a hiker’s paradise. This sparsely developed island off Brazil’s Costa Verde is divided into various reserves and a state park, ensuring that nearly 90% of its rare Atlantic Rainforest is protected. Many hikers arrive with ambitious multi-day plans (a complete circuit
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Bolivia’s Top Travel Experiences Safe, inexpensive, and fascinating, the South American nation of Bolivia offers spectacular landscapes, cultural richness, and freedom from overdevelopment. It’s an overlooked destination overflowing with roads less traveled. The following are places to go, activities to explore, and providers to contact for Bolivia’s top travel experiences. The Oruro Carnaval Bolivia’s major
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Best Things to do in Bogotá At 8,612 feet above sea level, Bogotá, Colombia is the third highest capital in the world. Colombians call it “The Refrigerator.” If you live in sweltering Cartagena or Mompóx that nickname makes sense, but if you’re looking to escape a snowy northern winter, Bogotá’s average daily highs in the
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The Best Street Food in Brazil Street food is popular in Brazil and can vary a lot depending on the state. Some types are popular in one region and unknown in others, and there are those that are known throughout the country. But when it comes to the best street food in Brazil, a basic
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What to Know Before Going to Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro is among the most visited cities in Brazil, and there are many reasons for that. In addition to the famous Carnival, and beautiful beaches along its extensive coast, there is yet another differential: a tropical climate that guarantees sun and heat almost the
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Snacks and Sweets to Try in Brazil Brazil has several typical foods beyond the classic Feijoada that every tourist knows, not to mention Brazilian candies. As a huge country, it is common for some types of food to be found more easily in specific regions of the country. In this article, I decided to mention
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Historic Buenos Aires Cafés Buenos Aires is known for its historic cafés and bars. These are the places where Jorge Luis Borges charted the course of Argentine literature over coffee; where Carlos Gardel crooned tango tunes; where Ernesto Sábato scribbled novel chapters in notebooks. They’re also the social centers of neighborhoods, the equivalent of a
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Best tombs in Recoleta Cemetery Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is full of famous corpses. There are Argentine presidents, poets and Nobel Prize winners. Napoleon’s granddaughter is here. So are boxer Luis Firpo and Eva Perón. Evita is the big attraction, but her memorial isn’t particularly interesting—just a series of plaques on the Duarte family
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The following is a guest post from Will & Melissa, a British couple who blog at ‘All Of The Gear No Idea’. Follow their journey through South America on Instagram. Things to do in Bolivia All too often Bolivia is considered as a second choice country, somewhere you may only go if you have a
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