Puerto Iguazu Argentina

One place that you just HAVE TO visit is the Iguazú Falls that border Argentina and Brazil. They are truly amazing and should be on the top of any To Do List of South America.
Since there are two sides of the fall (the Paraguayan border isn't too far away either) one alternative is stay on the Argentinian side at Puerto Iguazú.

If you would like more information about this town including where to stay (interesting note about the showers) and how to get to the falls from there, just visit our newly created page about...

Puerto Iguazú in Argentina

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Mendoza Argentina

We have created a page full of useful information about Mendoza in Argentina.
It's a town well-known for its wine, chocolate and shopping and also as the place to go when you need to renew your 90-day tourist visa from Chile.

Mendoza - Argentina

Look out for the tips about the all-you-can-eat "Tenedor Libre" restaurants and some of the best hostels to stay out.

If you have any other information about Mendoza that you think others may find useful, just let us know.

Caracas Venezuela

We have another new page full of useful information for everyone.

Caracas - Venezuela

A travel guide about Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
Tips about hotels, restaurants and even where to dance.

Also curious things like how the policemen are 'helpful' for a price.

Hope you enjoy it.

Peru Earthquake Update

Last night's earthquake that struck Peru has been upgraded from 7.9 to 8.0 on the Richter Scale. An 'aftershock' of 6.0 was felt today and more are expecting though decreasing in intensity.

The number of victims from last night's earthquake has risen to over 350 people with thousands more injured.

More than 600 prisoners escaped the prison in Chincha when the walls were destroyed by the quake. Only 29 have been recaptured.

Peru Earthquake

I large earthquake hit Peru a few hours ago at 6.41pm local time. It reached 7.9 on the Richter scale and was centered just 160km (90 miles) south of Lima. The Director of the Institute of Geophysics said that it has been the strongest quake to hit the coastal area of Peru in 50 years. Reports and still hard to come by though at least 17 people have been killed and many more injured. Strong aftershocks have been causing further panic and they are likely to continue over the next week.

Snow in Santiago Chile

It's snowing in Santiago!!!!

A cold front blowing up through Chile coming directly from Antartica has left Santiago blanketed in white. Temperatures dropped to below zero last night and around 9pm the first snowflakes started falling. It gradually got heavier leaving the ground and trees covered in white powder.

The last time it snowed in Santiago was in September 1999 and only very lightly. This time it reached almost every part of Santiago and heavier, causing a lot of problems in the higher suburbs.

Classes at most schools have been suspended today.