There are more flights and South America remains better value than Europe or the US. Here is our beginner’s guide to travelling around this continent of extremes.
South America’s landscape is otherworldly. The Patagonian Andes, Ecuador’s cloud forests, the Pantanal and Pampas are immense areas where 500 years of “development” have not wiped out flora or fauna.
A trip into rural areas permits contact with indigenous-dominant groups, which can be instructive when well managed. Pre-Columbian ancient sites and syncretic Christianity and local beliefs are very much on show.across all the nations except Brazil and the Guianas is Spanish, making travel straightforward. But don’t expect homogeneity – the delights of South America lie in the nuances, differences and imprecise borderlands of national character.
The recent political turbulence in Ecuador has largely eased, and the government has green-lit the interior and the Galapagos Islands. Chile has one of South America’s most visited national parks – Torres del Paine National Park – where the 10-day circuit around the base of the massif is one of Patagonia’s greatest hikes. At the other extreme is the Atacama Desert, where the clear skies and unpolluted atmosphere draw the world’s astronomers.
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