South American Countries You Have Visited And Have Not...

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    Besides living and traveling around Argentina, Chile is the country I have visited the most times. In the mid 2000s I traveled first to Chile and then Argentina for a few months in total. Only via the overnight buses. Still so much I have not seen, though I lean towards the southern lakes, mountains, and the sea. Valdivia is a place to indulge in all the shellfish and also fin-fish that is lacking in Argentina. I like Santiago and surrounding areas. I have driven thru a number of the smaller border crossings in the south. In the north I have only been to Atacama.

    I was excited to read about the new cheap and direct JetSmart route EZE to Concepción three days per week. It looks like a decent quick getaway to the south without complications of SCL connection.

    I have only been to Peru (Cuzco, Machu Picchu) for our honeymoon, to Uruguay for my Colonia run and to Montevideo to catch a cheaper plane to Europe. I briefly stepped into Brazil and Paraguay when visiting Iguazú for the first time, but I can't say I have visited those countries.

    I'd like to visit Chile and Lima (where we just saw the airport), but I don't feel an urge to. Besides, getting there isn't very cheap, so I'd rather spend the money for a destination I am actually interested into.

    The most boring part of Argentina is that it is stuck very far away from anything else.

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    The most boring part of Argentina is that it is stuck very far away from anything else.

    Indeed....that's my biggest gripe about living here.

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    Besides living and traveling around Argentina,

    Where are you based aficionado?

    Edited once, last by UK Man: Merged a post created by UK Man into this post. (April 7, 2024 at 7:20 PM).

    We’ve spent a couple of weeks in Ecuador, in Cuenca and Olon, on the coast; a couple of weeks in Peru, split among Lima, Cuzco, and Machu Picchu; a week in Punta del Este, Uruguay, along with short trips to Montevideo and Colonia; and a quick trip to Caracas, Venezuela, that was so long ago and so brief that I can hardly remember a thing.

    Our most memorable South American trip was to Brazil, as we honeymooned in Rio 40 years ago. Until then, our travel had always centered on Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Asia. Had we not gone there, I wonder if we’d have eventually tried Argentina. It definitely influenced our interest in South America.

    I’d really like to spend a decent amount of time in Chile, and would like to hear other forum members’ favorite places there.