Traveling through South America: Lima, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
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South America is home to lands of fierce mountainous beauty, traces of ancient civilizations, beautiful tropical coastline, alluring food and music, and pulsating festivals – in short everything you need for your ultimate travel experience.
Lima
Peru’s sitting in the middle of the desert coast of the country. It’s a dirty, polluted place but one of charm and friendliness with a wealth of attractive architecture and great museums.
Lima Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez services most international and domestic flights. The airport is best served by taxi, buses are often overcrowded.
buses connecting Lima with Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador and Peru. They can be slow and uncomfortable.
Ocean Liner berth in the port of Lima, Callao.
Lima is a sprawling town and overstretched public transport is disorganized. Taxis are plentiful, but not regulated. Negotiated rates, which is difficult if you do not speak Spanish, and taxis can be dangerous.
micro-and estate-buses are cheap and the targets are placed in the windshield. That makes things difficult if you are not familiar with the city.
Lima is not pedestrian friendly because of congestion and pollution. Walking was discussed only within neighborhoods. Between different parts of the city a taxi is needed.
hot and humid all year with little rainfall.
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* Semana de Lima between January 12 to 19 celebrates the founding of Lima in 1535.
* Carnival is celebrated on the last day before Lent with music, dance and water fights.
* Semana Santa March-April is marked by processions in the city.
* Independence is celebrated on July 28 to 29. Large concerts are very popular at the moment.
* Feast of Santa Rosa de Lima, August 30 at the convent of Santa Rosa.
Rio is washed between imposing mountains and beautiful beaches of the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and is a true hedonistic heaven. The rhythm of the samba is rarely this city, where every day is a celebration missing.
Flights connect Rio with all of Brazil and Latin America, like many other cities. Buses for most destinations from Novo Rio Rodoviaria vary.
City buses are often overcrowded and fight through traffic in Rio. Rio has an excellent air-conditioned metro system, but only to points north of Botafogo.
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* Carnaval is the five-day extravaganza known internationally begins at midnight on the Friday before Ash Wednesday. Dances, parades, head-dresses and flaunted bodies make this unforgettable spectacle.
* The Fiestas Junina is celebrated in public squares in June.
August 15 sees music, colorful stalls and a parade to celebrate the Festa da Gloria Do Outeiro NS.
* Festa da Penha is one of the biggest religious festivals in the city. It takes place every Sunday in October.
Argentine capital Buenos Aires is unique among South American cities, the ambiance of a European-Jewish age feel. But let us not be deceived. You’ll quickly find is a trendy chic side and a population flair in an art form.
Buenos Aires is an important hub for the southern part of South America and has two airports. Regular ferry and hydrofoil services connecting Buenos Aires with Uruguay.
locomotion Buenos Aires is easy. The city has known about the efficient U-Bahn and Subte and a round-the-clock bus system. Plus the main tourist attractions are close together so well it is worth exploring on foot.
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* Buenos Aires Tango is a tango festival takes place between late February and early March in the city. Feria del Libro
* annual book fair, the famous Latin-American literature in April at the Centro Municipal de Exposiciones.
* middle of May sees the art fair, Arte BA.
* More tango related activities on June 24, as a lover Carlos el Gard, the man to remember that the tango famous.
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