South American Handbook 2004

Introduction - a foot in the door. Essentials - planning your trip; before you travel; getting there; touching down; where to stay; getting around; keeping in touch; food and drink; shopping; responsible tourism; health; Argentina: essentials; Buenos Aires; south of Buenos Aires; Cordoba and the Central Sierras; the northwest; the west; the northeast; the lake district; Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego; background; Bolivia: essentials; La Paz; Lake Titicaca; the Yungas; southwest Bolivia; Potosi, Sucre and the southern higlands; the Cochabamba and around; the northern lowlands; eastern Bolivia; background; Brazil: essentials; Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paolo; Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo; Parana; Santa Catarina; Rio Grande do Stil; Bahia; the northeast; northern Brazil; southern Amazonia; centre west; Mato Grosso; background; Chile: essentials; Santiago and the heartland; north of Santiago; north of La Serena; the far north; south of Santiago; the lake district; south of Puerto Montt; Chilean Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego; the Chilean Pacific Islands; background; Colombia: essentials; Bogota; Bogota to Cucuta; the north coast and islands; San Andres and Providencia; up the Rio Magdalena; Antioquia and Choco; La Zona Cafetera and Cauca Valley; Popayan, Tierradentro and San Agustin; southern Colombia; the Llanos and Leticia; background; Ecuador: essentials; Quito; north of Quito; the central Sierra; the southern Sierra; Guayaquil and south to Peru; Pacific lowlands; the Oriente; Galapagos Islands; background; Paraguay: essentials; Asuncion; east from Asuncion; south from Asuncion; north from Asuncion; the Chaco; background; Peru: essentials; Lima; Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca; northern Peru; the south coast; Arequipa and Lake Titicaca; Cusco and the Sacred Valley; the central highlands; Amazon Basin; background; Uruguay: essentials; Montevideo; east from Montevideo; Montevideo north to Brazil; west from Montevideo; background; Venezuela: essentials; Caracas; west from Caracs; the Andes; the east coast; the Llanos; Guayana, the Orinocodelta and Amazonas; background; the Guianas: Guyana; Suriname; Guyane; the Falkland Islands - Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas; south Georgia; Antarctica.