Our last stop in South America before heading home was Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Every big city boasts a main square and this one has the Plaza de Mayo. You can feast your eyes on the impressive Casa Rosada or pink house, the presidential palace. The musical Evita springs to...
Machu Picchu is a Peruvian highlight and topped our wishlist. With this as our key destination, we weaved in other cities we wanted to visit in Peru. It meant criss-crossing the continent from Rio in the east to Lima in the west and back. Cusco To get to Machu Picchu, we first travelled...
The first time I heard about the Iguazu Falls was through a couple we met when travelling in Canada. They raved about how spectacular it was, a destination not to be missed. I filed that remark in my memory bank. A few years later, when a trip to South America was on the...
The unusual topography of Rio is striking as you drive from the airport along the coast. It is a dramatic sight of mountains which seem to emerge from the water. The city derived its name from the month it was discovered by the Portuguese – January River or Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana...