South America

Rio de Janeiro famous (and infamous) Carnaval

(Français) Le Carnaval de Rio a été pour nous ce qu’est le pot de miel à l’ours. On fait difficilement mieux en termes de danseurs et musiciens (…)

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Visiting Rio De Janeiro during carnival

Rio! Isn’t it a dreaming word! We suddenly think about beach, carnival (see our article)… We did not think we […]

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Curitiba by Oscar Niemeyer’s eye

Brazil ! this is an awe inspiring name. It makes you thing to Carnaval, footbal, girls on the beachs of […]

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Tips for Puerto Iguazu

Here are some tips about Puerto Iguazu just for you! This city is located at about 20km of the Iguazu […]

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Iguazu Falls

Iguazu falls, a strange name for such a nature marvel! The site is incredible : millions of litres each seconds […]

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Itaipu Binacional, the second biggest dam in the world

What to do with so many water in the region of Missions? Paraguay and Brazil found the answer : build […]

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On the ruins of jesuits missions

Remember the movie The Mission, Robert de Niro, the majestic music of Ennio Morricone and the wonderful landscapes of the […]

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Asunción, not a gringo city!

Few kilometers from the Paraguay-Argentina border is the most populated city of Paraguay: Asunción, the capital. There are about 500.000 […]

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Resistencia, the 500th statues’ city

We leave the good vibes of Buenos Aires for the North of Argentina : Resistencia here we are! It is […]

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Buenos Aires, a mixe between Europe and Latin America

Buenos Aires! This city will inevitably remember good thinks to travellers and expatriates! Buenos Aires is an extremely pleasant city, […]

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Tango, rock and percussions in Buenos Aires

If I tell you “Argentina, Buenos Aires” what would you answer ? “Tango!” of course! Buenos Aires is the city […]

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In the vineyards of Mendoza

After four months travelling in Central and South America we finally arrived in the wine and beef meat country! Surrounded […]

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Old locomotives in the Ande

Today a subject slightly different from music, as this is your chance to learn more about railways in South America […]

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Santiago

What does look a so contrasted city as Santiago ? Curiously enough, we could think it is a European town! […]

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Pingouins and the loaf-sugar

Sand and rocks, both burned by a fierce sun, blue sky without a cloud, but something unique, here in the […]

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Iquique, Arise, ye workers from your slumber

Welcome to Iquique, a coastal city of Chile, caught between the fishy ocean and a big and rich desert. The […]

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Do finger in Chile

You won’t spend to much time asking yourself how to go South in Chile, you have to take the bus. […]

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From Peru to Chile, Tacna to Arica

After one month in Peru, we left this country with a think for Rosa and her family whom made us […]

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The “Chicha” restaurant, gastronomy stop in Arequipa

Roasted chicken and French fries, fish and rice, hamburguesa, everyday food in Peru could make you think that this country […]

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Juan Manuel and Sergio, South American troubadours

Welcome for an interview very different, as you have the occasion to discover to true modern troubadours […]

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Arequipa, the white city

At an altitude of 2,300m, Arequipa is the second largest city of Peru. Less known than Cuzco, it is really […]

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Come and discover Baptiste Daleman!

Today is your lucky day, as you are going to discover a very talented French artist, and got the inside […]

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Go to Copacabana and let bless your car

In Central and South America most people are driving very very fast, often preferring the left way to the right one. But how do they do? […]

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About Incas walls

Of course everybody wonder about the Incas walls construction. How do they do to build them without cement and wheel ? […]

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Machu Pichu, you want it, earn it ! !

If you go to Peru you cannot avoid the visit to one of the 7 world’s marvels : Machu Pichu […]

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Machu Pichu on a budget

You’d like to see a world marvel, but you don’t want to pay the extremely high price imposed by a […]

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Walk in the Incas sacred valley: from Pisac to Sacsayhuamán

Take your gear and head one for a walk in the sacred valley. You should get your tourist ticket (see the article about Cuzco) with which you will be able to visit 5 archaeological sites

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Cuzco

After being disappointed by Nazca we went directly to Cuzco with a night bus. The trip was terrible. Because of […]

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Nazca or the most expensive lines in the world

Nazca is a little city of the peruvian coast, lost in the desert. Its name comes from the civilisation that […]

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A week in Lima

We spent a week in Lima with the family of Raul and Rosa, and their children Raul and Daniela. We […]

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Tranquil Piura, Perú

Welcome to Piura, Perú (don’t try to say it fast!). Piura is the first big city on the way from […]

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Cuenca

After our exhausting trek on the Inca trail we found a rest in the beautiful colonial city of Cuenca. Its […]

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On the Inca trail

Incas, native of Peru, invaded Ecuador less than one hundred years before the Spanish. The fall in love with this […]

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Christmas fests in Ecuador

Wandering in the streets of Otavalo, a few days ago, we cross into a large group of children dressed like […]

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Quito, the world’s center

Here we are in another capital of South America. The meaning of Quito is “world’s center” (Qui for center and […]

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Otavalo, the power of indian communities in Ecuador

(Français) Otavalo est une petite ville du Nord de l’Equateur particulièrement connue pour son marché qui est considéré comme le plus grand d’Amérique du Sud […]

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From Popayán to Ecuador

If you want to pass the border from Colombia to Ecuador don’t trust your map to estimate the length of […]

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Popayán

We finally left Bogota for more quite lands. Let’s go to the south! After 19 hours of bus (because of […]

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The salt cathedral

One of the most touristy place in Colombia is the Salt Cathedral built in a salt mine. The site, at […]

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Welcome to Bogota

After one night of bus we finally enter in Bogota, under a rain so heavy it sets off the car […]

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The ferpect crime

Dear reader, reassure yourself, you won’t read another closed room mystery here. Here is the story of the travel-loving purse. […]

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Medellin? That city rocks!

After 10 hours of bus from Turbo we finaly arrived in Medellin. From several weeks Colombia have faced terrible floodings. […]

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Capurgana? Isn’t it in Jamaica?

After an epic journey to pass from Central America to South America, we arrived in Capurgana, in Colombia.It a small […]

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