Popular Post PeterRS Posted June 9 Popular Post Posted June 9 Just some photos from a month long trip to South America. In all I visited four countries and wish i had had time to visit more. I particularly loved Cusco, the stopping off point for most people visiting Machu Picchu. There are so many valleys around the city that I would love to explore had I enough cash and was a few years younger! Rio with Cocacabana in the background Colonial architecture in Buenos Aires The Dutarte Mausoleum where Eva Peron is buried A small part of the breathtaking iguazu Falls. When Eleanor Roosevelt visited, she is said to have exclaimed, "Poor Niagara!" The Andes towering over Santiago If you fly down from Santiago to Punta Arenas in the far south in the daytime make sure you have a window seat on the left side of the aircraft so that the wonders of the South American Ice Sheet are easily viewed The Perito Moreno Glacier from the air - allegedly one of the few advancing glaciers in the world My favourite shop in Punta Arenas in the far south - a chocolate shop! The amazing Torres de Paine granite mountains A herd of guanaco native to South America About to enjoy a gaucho lunch The huge Perito Moreno Glacier at ground level The multi-colours of buildings in Lima The Cathedral in the town square of Cusco with the city's flag similar to the rainbow-coloured gay flag Finally the sight that everyone comes to see - Machu Picchu aussie_, PasivoSumiso33, Thickarmour_softpretzel and 5 others 8 Quote
floridarob Posted Monday at 03:46 PM Posted Monday at 03:46 PM Did you feel in danger in any of the places, get robbed or beaten? Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted Monday at 05:17 PM Members Posted Monday at 05:17 PM 1 hour ago, floridarob said: Did you feel in danger in any of the places, get robbed or beaten? LMFAO. What's the story behind that question? floridarob 1 Quote
floridarob Posted Monday at 05:50 PM Posted Monday at 05:50 PM 32 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said: LMFAO. What's the story behind that question? Is a general consensus that South America is so dangerous compared to Thailand on that part of the board. Latbear4blk 1 Quote
PeterRS Posted Tuesday at 01:48 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 01:48 AM 10 hours ago, floridarob said: Did you feel in danger in any of the places, get robbed or beaten? On that long trip I was just an ordinary tourist staying in a variety of guest houses and hotels I had located on the internet. Only one high end hotel to explore the wonderful area around the Torres del Paine mountains, but that cost came along with free gourmet meals, open bar, service of multi-lingual guides and a lot more. It was quite amazing! Travelled everywhere by myself and felt no danger. Perhaps ironically the only panic moment came as I was preparing to depart from the Iguazu Falls to fly back to Buenos Aires and then the hour's transfer to the international airport for a connecting flight over to Santiago. As I was boarding the plane at the tiny airport, we were suddenly all asked to deplane. We were then stuck in the security area with no refreshments and no information. Turned out a small single seater aircraft had crash landed on the single runway. Although I had allowed about six hours for the transfer, I was using mileage tickets and if I missed the Santiago flight the rest of my trip might be cancelled. Thankfuly the authorities scraped that plane off the runway just in time and I made the Santiago flight with just minutes ro spare. tm_nyc 1 Quote
Members msclelovr Posted Tuesday at 10:45 AM Members Posted Tuesday at 10:45 AM Thanks for posting your report on the trip and your photos @PeterRS They brought back good memories for me of my various long stays in Latin America. tm_nyc 1 Quote
