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Getting to Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is located to the east of Bolivia and is the largest city in the country. It is often referred to just as Santa Cruz. The locals are known as cruceños and can be very...
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Cochabamba: Bolivia’s City of Eternal Spring
Cochabamba is the second largest city in Bolivia and home to two million people, with an extra million living in the Metropolitan area. The city is surrounded by mountains and is in the centre of...
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South America – Travel – A new travel blog for South America.
Gaston Cavalleri was born in an English-speaking country on January 8, 1980. He graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and at the time of creating South America Basics, he was completing...
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Tarija: The Bolivian Andalucía and its vineyards
Tarija is a city to the south of Bolivia known for its amazing wines and Mediterranean climate. The city is also host to The Festival of Wines held in the town annually. Some of the finest wines are...
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An Expat’s first day in South America: things to lookout for
Your first travel experience in South America can be a bit daunting. It’s not as dangerous as your initial impressions imply, although, it can be, if you don’t learn the game fast. I think the only...
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Copacabana at Lake Titicaca
Copacabana is a town located to the east of Bolivia not too far from La Paz. The town is situated on the banks of Lake Titicaca, which falls on the border between Bolivia and Peru. You can expect the...
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Cosmopolitan Samaipata and the Ché Guevara route
Samaipata is a city 120 kilometers to the southeast of the city Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The city sits 1,500 meters above sea level and has subtropical temperatures owing to its location near the...
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An Adventure in the Yungas (Coroico)
The Yungas is a rainy, humid and warm part of South America that runs along the east of the Andes mountains and includes parts of Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. The Yungas offer high levels of...
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Tupiza in the Altiplano
The Altiplano is an area in the west-central region of South America. Its name refers to a high plain, which reaches altitudes of approximately 4,000 meters above sea level. This plateau stretches...
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Is that a kindle application in your iPhone or are you just happy to read me?...
Your iPhone offers a fantastic way to travel with minimal weight while still carrying a huge library full of eBooks. I’ve provided the free reading application to install on your iPhone here. It’ll...
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Bolivia Basics Travel Guide: eBook just 99 cents.
Bolivia Basics: A Short Course or Travel Guide is a cost effective escort with travel tips for Bolivia. It is Bolivian travel in the briefest nutshell. Please treat this book as a little friend to...
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Tiahuanaco: A major archeological site in South America
Tiahuanaco is a major archeological site 72 kilometers west of La Paz. The site is also known as Tiwanaku and is around 15 kilometers from the shore of Lake Titicaca. The Inca consider the site one of...
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Criminal record checks and your visa
Good news to all my criminal readers who’d like to skip town – I’ve recently discovered to obtain many visas for many countries, usually other than a tourist visa, a criminal record check may be...
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South America – Travel – A new travel blog for South America.
Gaston Cavalleri was born in an English-speaking country on January 8, 1980. He graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and at the time of creating South America Basics, he was completing...
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www.DesdeSouthAmerica.com : Now in the early stages.
Sweet site starting out. It’s aimed at helping travel in South America. The main focus will be Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. Have a browse and give the facebook like a check. The site also has...
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Travel Writers if you’d like to submit unique travel writing please read.
Travel Writing / Travel Literature: Brazil, Argentina and Colombia Hi, If you’re here because you were attracted to the “Travel Writers” the “submit” and the “unique travel writing” then I already like...
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