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South America
South America is a continent that over 371,090,000 people call home, where the cities are just as colorful as the jungles, and indigenous people preserve tradition while the youth fill dance floors. It is also the home of hyperbole with the world's highest waterfall (Angel Falls in Venezula,) the world's largest river by volume (the Amazon,) not to mention the largest rainforest (the Amazon Rainforest) residing on the same continent as the world's driest desert (the Atacama Desert.) The terrain is a varitable feast for the senses ranging from jungle to forest, mountain, beaches, and deserts. Although it seems a recently tamed wilderness, evidence of humans inhabiting this land dates back to 9,000 BC. Over the centuries these first human inhabitants formed tribes that scattered themselves over the diverse landscape: some of these developed into thriving civilizations, the most famous of which was the Inca. Colonialization by the Portuguese and Spanish settlers brought massive change to these tribal cultures and native civilizations, but some still practice their way of life deep inside the jungles and high on the mountaintops where visitors are few and seldom.
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Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park ©
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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Calafate ©
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Iguazu Falls, Foz do Iguacu ©
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Cataratas del Iguazu, Iguazu National Park ©
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Corcovado Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro ©
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Torres del Paine National Park, Puerto Natales (Torres del Paine) ©
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Sacsayhuaman, Cusco ©
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Parque 3 de Febrero, Buenos Aires ©
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San Cristóbal Hill, Santiago ©
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Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro ©
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Laguna de los Tres, Los Glaciares National Park ©
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Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha ©
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Cerro Santa Lucia, Santiago ©
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Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires ©
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Praia de Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
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Parque das Aves Bird Park, Foz do Iguacu ©
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Cerro Fitz Roy, El Chalten ©
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Angel Falls, Canaima National Park ©
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Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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Places to visit in South America
Rio de Janeiro
Best for: Beaches, Parks, Museums
Buenos Aires
Best for: Nightlife, Museums, Parks
Santiago
Best for: Museums, Shopping, Parks
Machu Picchu
Best for: Historic Sites, Nature, Spas
Fernando de Noronha
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Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Visit for: 6h
Perito Moreno Glacier
Los Glaciares National Park
Visit for: 4h 30min
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
El Calafate
Visit for: 8h
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Cataratas del Iguazu
Iguazu National Park
Visit for: 8h
Torres del Paine National Park
Puerto Natales (Torres del Paine)
Visit for: 8h
San Cristóbal Hill
Santiago
Visit for: 3h
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Parque 3 de Febrero
Buenos Aires
Visit for: 1h 30min
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro
Visit for: 2h
Baia do Sancho
Fernando de Noronha
Visit for: 3h
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Cerro Fitz Roy
El Chalten
Visit for: 8h
Baia dos Porcos
Fernando de Noronha
Visit for: 3h 30min
Praia do Sueste
Fernando de Noronha
Visit for: 3h
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