Central and South America

7 Sept 2026 – 2 Oct 2027 · by ryan_cotham

Destinations

Mexico City, Mexico

.Luche Libre fight "MUST DO" .Trajinera ride in Xochimilico (Venice of Mexico City) "MUST DO" .Day trip to Teotihuacan .Chapultepec Park and Ciclovia, Angel of Independence.
Puebla, Mexico

.The Great Pyramid of Cholula “MUST DO” .Visit the historic centre (Zocalo) “MUST DO” .Explore the Puebla tunnels “MUST DO” .Capilla del rosario .Callejon de Los sapos .Forts of Loreto and Guadalupe .The cathedral of Puebla .Convent church of San Francisco
Oaxaca, Mexico

.Hierve el Agua petrified waterfall "MUST DO" .Monte Alban .Try Oaxacan cheese .Día de los Muertos (aka Day of the Dead)
Puerto Escondido, Mexico

.Surf .Walk the costal path at north end of Zicatela beach .Playa Zicatela .Bioluminescence at laguna de manialtepec
San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico

.Sumidero canyon boat tour “MUST DO” .Cascadas El Chiflon “MUST DO” .Go on a walking tour .Climb to the 2 rooftop churches (iglesia de Guadalupe & iglesia de san cristoballito) .Try the local alcohol Pox
Palenque, Mexico

.Palenque ruins .Agua Azul and Misol-Ha waterfalls “MUST DO”
Mérida, Mexico

.Chichen Itzá "MUST DO" .Cenote Ik Kil "MUST DO" .Visit izamal (yellow town)
Cancún, Mexico

.Las colorades (pink lake) "MUST DO" .Rio Secreto Underground River "MUST DO"
Tulum, Mexico

.Tulum Ruins .Playa Paraiso beach .Sistema Sac Actun "MUST DO" .Laguna de Kaan Luum "MUST DO" .Gran Cenote "MUST DO"
Chetumal, Mexico

.Los Rápidos de Bacalar "MUST DO" .Daytrip and sail on Bacalar lagoon .Calakmul mayan ruins
Caye Caulker, Belize

.Swim with manatees "MUST DO" .Hol Chan Marine reserve "MUST DO" .Shark Ray alley "MUST DO" .visit the split .dive the great blue hole "MUST DO" .feed the stingrays at iguana reef inn and watch sunset “MUST DO” .full day snorkeling tour
Belize City, Belize

.Nohcoch Che’en caves branch archeological reserve cave tubing “MUST DO” .Caves branch cave rapel “MUST DO” .belize national museum .belize sign .St John’s cathedral .lamaniBe
San Ignacio, Belize

.green iguana conservation centre "MUST DO" .ATM Caves "MUST DO" .cave tubing "MUST DO" .inland blue hole .Caracoal
Dangriga Town, Belize

.Tobacco caye
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize

.Jaguar reserve "MUST DO"
Placencia, Belize

.sailing tour (raga adventures)
Hopkins Village, Belize

.Visit driftwood .Lebeha drumming center
Flores, Guatemala

.Visit Tikal national park "MUST DO" .Jorges rope swing .Crater Azul
Semuc Champey Pools, Guatemala

.Semuc champey mirador hike "MUST DO" .Tubing
Chichicastenango, Guatemala

.visit the famous market
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

.trek to lake Atitlan (3 days) "MUST DO" .visit the cemetery
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

.Indian nose sunrise hike "MUST DO" .kayaking on the lake "MUST DO"
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

.Trek Volcan acatenango/fuego (2 days) "MUST DO" .Volcan Pacaya and volcano pizza "MUST DO" .Convento Capuchinas and Convento La Recoleccion Ruins .Hobbitenango and hand photo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Santa Ana, El Salvador

.Santa Ana & Ozalco volcanoes/Blue lake (day hike) "MUST DO"
Lago de Coatepeque, El Salvador

.Lake Cotapeque "MUST DO"
Ahuachapan, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores
Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores
Apaneca, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores
Juayua, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores .Las 7 Cascadas de juayua (Seven waterfalls trek day hike) "MUST DO"
Salcoatitan, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores
Nahuizalco, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores
Sonsonate, El Salvador

.Ruta de las Flores "MUST DO"
El Zonte, El Salvador

.Surfing
El Tunco, El Salvador

.Surfing .Tamanique Waterfalls
San Salvador, El Salvador

.City tour .Iglesia El Rosario church "MUST DO" .Rainbow slide "MUST DO"
Suchitoto, El Salvador

.Cascada Los Tericos "MUST DO" .Lake Suchitlan
Copán Ruinas, Honduras

.copan ruins "MUST DO" .macaw mountain "MUST DO"
Gracias, Honduras

.Celaque National Park .Fuerte San Cristobal "MUST DO" .Hot springs
Las Nalgas Hike & Lake Yojoa View, Honduras

.Kayaking on the lake "MUST DO" .Cataratas Pulhapanzak waterfall and zipline "MUST DO" .Lake ridge hike (day hike) "MUST DO"
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

.Guamillto Market .Museum of anthropology and history
La Ceiba, Honduras

.Pico Bonito National Park "MUST DO" .Rafting "MUST DO" .Kayaking
Utila, Honduras

.Diving "MUST DO"
Roatán, Honduras

.Diving "MUST DO" .Snorkelling blue channel .Jungle Canopy tour "MUST DO"
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

.TRANSIT CAPITAL
Monumento nacional Cañón de Somoto, Nicaragua

.Canyoning "MUST DO" .Hiking
León, Nicaragua

.Volcano Boarding Cerro Negro "MUST DO" . Cathedral of Leon, Rooftop view "MUST DO" .Free walking tour . Mount Telica
Managua, Nicaragua

.TRANSIT CAPITAL .Revolution Square .the old cathedral of managua
Granada, Nicaragua

.The Isletas de Granada kayaking .Volcan Masaya "MUST DO" .Explore city .Iglesia Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María .Treehouse Hostel .abandoned hospital San Juan de dios
Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua

.Kayaking .Swimming .Get a panoramic view of Laguna de Apoyo from Mirador de Catarina "MUST DO"
Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

.Maderas and Concepción volcano hike .San ramon waterfalls "MUST DO" .swim at ojo de agua .punta Jesus Maria
Playa Maderas, Nicaragua

.Surfing
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

.Sunday Funday pool crawl .surfing
Liberia, Costa Rica

.Rincon de la Vieja National Park (waterfalls and hotsprings) "MUST DO" .Horse Riding .Iglesia Inmaculada Concepción .Palo Verde National Park Birdwatching and boat ride
Tamarindo, Costa Rica

.Surfing .Las Baulas National Marine Park (boat ride) .Turtle watching tour "MUST DO" .White water rafting "MUST DO"
Monteverde, Costa Rica

.Ziplining "MUST DO" .Monteverde cloud forest walk "MUST DO" .Cross the hanging bridges "MUST DO" .Bird watching in Curi-Cancha Reserve .Coffee, cacao sugar cane tour
La Fortuna, Costa Rica

.Arenal Volcano "MUST DO" .Arenal lake, quad biking "MUST DO" .La Fortuna Waterfall "MUST DO" .Hot Springs
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

.Bike to Manzanillo "MUST DO" .Indigenous village and bri bri waterfall "MUST DO" .Cahuita National Park .manzanilo wildlife refuge
Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

.Turtle Spotting "MUST DO" .Boat and Canoe tours .Rainforest hikes
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

.Hiking .Wildlife watching .Catamaran cruise "MUST DO"
Bahía Drake, Costa Rica

.Walk Drake Bay coastal trail "MUST DO" .Drake Bay Hiking Trail .Corcovado National Park "MUST DO"
Bocas del Toro, Panama

.Island hopping
Distrito de Boquete, Panama

.Baru volcano sunrise "MUST DO" .Hanging bridges in cloud forest "MUST DO" .Lost Waterfalls Trek "MUST DO" .Quetzal Trail "MUST DO" .Flower Festival (January) .The pipeline trail .Rock Climbing "MUST DO" .Cangilones De Gualaca "MUST DO"
Santa Catalina, Panama

.Coiba Island National Park (possible camping) "MUST DO" .Snorkelling .Surfing
El Valle, Panama

.La India Dormida Hike .Cerro cara Iguana Hike .Cerro de la Cruz sunrise hike "MUST DO"
Panama City, Panama

.Visit Darien Gap .Ancon Hill Viewpoint .Cerro Cedro Viewpoint .Visit Panama canal "MUST DO" .Amador Causeway "MUST DO" .Bridge of the Americas .Casco viejo unesco site . The F&F Tower, commonly known as "El Tornillo"
Portobelo, Panama

.Castillo San Felipe de Portobello "MUST DO" .Fuerte de San Jerónimo "MUST DO" .City tour
San Blas Islands, Panama

.Island hopping and camping on the way to columbia with San blas "MUST DO"
Capurganá, Colombia

.See leatherback turtles (april,may) .La Coquerita .Hike to Sapzurro
Cartagena, Colombia

.Bathe in Volcan de Lodo El Totumo Mud volcano "MUST DO" .Visit Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas "MUST DO" . Watch the Sunset From the Old City Walls .Street art in getsamani
Santa Marta, Colombia

.Visit Tayrona National Park "MUST DO" .Day trip to Minca or stay
Camino a Ciudad Perdida, Colombia

.Organise a Lost City Trek "MUST DO"
San Gil, Colombia

.Paraglide Over Chicamocha Canyon .Las Lajas Canyon Canyoning "MUST DO" .Curiti’s Water Holes "MUST DO" .Rafting .tubing .the ‘wise old men’ of el gallineral park
Barichara, Colombia

.Stroll streets for colonial architecture .Hike El Camino Real to Guane .Church of the Immaculate Conception .Casa de Aquileo Parra
Bogota, Colombia

.La Candelaria free walking tours .Cerro Monserrate Viewpoint .Graffiti tour .Salt Cathedral "MUST DO" .Visit Guatavita "MUST DO" .Alumbrado Navideño (light festival December to January) .Visit Cano Cristales (NOT HERE) .santuario nuestra senora de carmen .Tequendama falls museum “MUST DO”
Medellín, Colombia

.Hacienda Napoles (Pablo Escobar's mansion and hippos) "MUST DO" .Paragliding “MUST DO” .Watch a Football Match .Alumbrado Navideño (light festival December to January) .Visit Comuna 13 "MUST DO" .Day Trip to Guatapé "MUST DO" .Feria de las Flores (Festival early august) .Visit the Jardín Botánico
Jardín, Colombia

.Ride the Teleferico la Garrucha Cable car "MUST DO" .Visit Basilica Menor church .Cave of Splendour (Cave and waterfall Combo) "MUST DO" .Hike to Cristo del Rey statue "MUST DO"
Salento, Colombia

.Hike in Valle De Cocora (Tallest palm trees in the world) "MUST DO" .Hike Up to the Miradors .Play a Game of Tejo (gunpowder rocks) Los Amigos bar "MUST DO" .Coffee tour .Visit the Reserva Natural Acaime (hummingbird Reserve) .Try eat the Trout
Cali, Colombia

.Salsa Class .Explore the murals in San Antonio .Eat Cholado at Canchas Panamericanas .Try the Famous Chontaduro .La Lajas Sanctuary Cliffside church (see on the way to ecuador) "MUST DO"
Otavalo, Ecuador

.Plaza de Ponchos .Explore local cathedrals .Laguna de Cuicocha (lake Guinea pig day hike) "MUST DO"
Quito, Ecuador

.Explore Streets of the Old City UNESCO Site .La Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) "MUST DO" .Visit Compañía Church (Church of the Society of Jesus) .Visit Museo de La Ciudad .Climb the Basilica del Voto Nacional (The Basilica of the National Vow) (before 4PM) .Take a Free City Walking Tour .Ride the Teleferico Cablecar "MUST DO" .Gruta Los Tayos “MUST DO”
Baños, Ecuador

.Take a swing at the end of the world .Cycle to Pailón del Diablo via Ruta de las Cascadas "MUST DO" .See devils Cauldron waterfall "MUST DO" .Canyoning "MUST DO" .Rafting .Volcan Altar
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

.Tortuga Bay "MUST DO" .Lava Tunnels "MUST DO" .El Chato – Giant Tortoise Reserve "MUST DO" .Charles Darwin Research Centre MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Guayaquil, Ecuador

.Malecón 2000 .Parque Seminario (see iguanas) .Cerro Santa Ana (church and lighthouse) .La Perla Ferris wheel .Cruise along the Rio Guayas on Captain Morgan’s pirate ship .Isla Santay Bike ride .Chimborazo volcano "MUST DO"
Cuenca, Ecuador

.Visit the Ancient Incan Ruins of Ingapirc .Cajas National Park "MUST DO" .Walk Along the Rio Tomebamba .Climb Up To The Nuevo Catedral’s Towers .Visit Seminario San Luis .Take A Free Walking Tour of Cuenca .Nariz del diablo train (on the way here) "MUST DO"
Quilotoa Green lake, Ecuador

.Quilotoa Loop hike (3 days) "MUST DO"
Cotopaxi, Ecuador

.Ice Climbing and summiting cotopaxi (2 days hike) "MUST DO"
Puyo, Ecuador

.Finca Mirador Indichuris Viewpoint "MUST DO" .Amazonian Caves
Máncora, Peru

.Surfing .Mud baths
Trujillo, Peru

.Take a reed boat trip “caballitos de totora” "MUST DO" .Surfing .Visit Chan Chan Ruins "MUST DO" .Temples of Huacas Del Sol y La Luna "MUST DO" .Visit El Brujo "MUST DO" .Sandboarding and Laguna Conache
Huaraz, Peru

.Santa Cruz Trek (4 days trek) .Laguna 69 trek (day trek)
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

.The Cordillera Huayhuash Trek (8-14 days) "MUST DO"
Lima, Peru

.Shanay Timpishka (boiling river, NOT HERE) "MUST DO" .Huaca Pucllana "MUST DO" .Downtown lima walking tour .Ride the combis .San Francisco Catacombs and Convent "MUST DO" .See the Magic Water Circuit .Miraflores Malecon walk .Explore barrio of Barranco
Iquitos, Peru

.Amazon “MUST DO”
Lima, Peru

.Shanay Timpishka (boiling river, NOT HERE) "MUST DO" .Huaca Pucllana "MUST DO" .Downtown lima walking tour .Ride the combis .San Francisco Catacombs and Convent "MUST DO" .See the Magic Water Circuit .Miraflores Malecon walk .Explore barrio of Barranco
Paracas Bay, Peru

.Take a Tour of Islas Ballestas to see seals and Paracas Candelabra "MUST DO" .Paracas Heads Museum .Explore the National Park and Beaches around Paracas
Huacachina, Peru

.Sandboarding "MUST DO" .Desert oasis town "MUST DO"
Nazca, Peru

.See the Nasca Lines "MUST DO" .Visit the Cementerio Chauchilla .See Cantalloc Aqueducts "MUST DO" .Visit Cahuachi .Sandboarding at Cerro Blanco .cerro blanco sand dune
Arequipa, Peru

.Santa Catalina Monastery .La Plaza de Armas . Free Walking Tour & mundo alpaca
Colca Canyon, Peru

.Trekking in Colca Canyon (2-3 days) "MUST DO"
Cuzco, Peru

.Get a Boleto Turistico (Cusco Tourist Ticket) .Plaza de Armas .Qorikancha “MUST DO” .Sacsayhuamán "MUST DO" .Cooking Class .Salineras de Maras & Moray "MUST DO" .Raymi festival (June 24th) "MUST DO"
Machu Picchu, Peru

.Salkantay Trek (4-5 days) "MUST DO"
Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

.Ollantaytambo .Písac .Choquequirao
Vinicunca, Peru

.Rainbow Mountain (day hike) "MUST DO" .Q'eswachaka bridge incan rope bridge "MUST DO" .Tinajani Canyon (ON THE WAY TO BOLIVIA) "MUST DO"
Isla del Sol, Bolivia

.Hike whole island north to south “MUST DO” (Day hike)
Copacabana, Bolivia

.Lake Titicaca "MUST DO" .Explore Kopacati and Inca Banderani .Cathedral in Plaza 2 de Febrero .Hike Cerro Calvario .Climb up to La Horca del Inca “MUST DO” .Try the trout
La Paz, Bolivia

.valle de las animas .Hike huayna potosi (3 days hike) "MUST DO" .Hike the Valley of the Moon "MUST DO" .Explore the city On The Mi Teleferico Cable Car System "MUST DO" .Catch A Football Game At Estadio Hernando Siles .Visit the Witches’ Market "MUST DO" .Visit the Colorful Neighborhood of Chualluma "MUST DO" .Cholitas Wrestling Match "MUST DO" .Plazas of La Paz (Plaza Murillo, Plaza San Francisco, and Plaza Sucre) .See the view from Mirador Killi Killi .Walk Through Colorful Calle Jaen .Urban rush la paz hotel building abseil "MUST DO" .Walking tour
Cochabamba, Bolivia

.See the views from El Cristo de la Concordia (Jesus statue) "MUST DO" .Parque Toro Toro (National park with gorges) "MUST DO" .Visit La Cancha market .Visit Palacio Portales .Parlana language exchange night and irish Pub .Bicycle tour of the city’s street art
Sucre, Bolivia

.La Recoleta Viewpoint .Maragua Crater (day hike) "MUST DO" .Cementerio General .Castillo de la Glorieta .Parque Cretacico and the Fossil Wall "MUST DO" .Plaza de Armas of Sucre .Parque bolivar sucre bolivia dinosaur playground
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

.Parque Urbano .Wildlife spotting in Jardin Botanicó botanical gardens "MUST DO" .Bio Centro Güembé Eco Park, worlds largest butterfly house and other animals .Parque Lomas de Arena sand dunes and sand boarding .Amboro National Park "MUST DO"
Potosí, Bolivia

.Cerro Rico Mine Tours "MUST DO" .Visit the churches- Torre de la Compañía de Jesús Convento Museo Santa Teresa Iglesia de San Lorenzo de Carangas .Potosi city walking tour .Plaza 10 de Novembre .Tarapaya Hot Springs "MUST DO"
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

.World’s largest salt flat "MUST DO" .Train Graveyard "MUST DO" .Incahuasi Island "MUST DO" .Salt hotels .Visit lagoons- "MUST DO" Laguna Hedionda (Stinky Lagoon), Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon), Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) and Laguna Blanca (White Lagoon) .Sol de Mañana "MUST DO" .Arbol de Piedra "MUST DO" .Ojos del Mar (blue waterholes) "MUST DO"
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

.El Valle de la Luna (the Moon Valley) "MUST DO" .El Tatio Geyser Field "MUST DO" .The Atacama Salt Flat Lagoons "MUST DO"
Iquique, Chile

.Walk the Boardwalk at sunset .Go to the beach .Go surfing .Go sandboarding .The Mining Ghost Town of Humberstone "MUST DO" .Antofagasta hand of the desert (on the way to valparaiso) "MUST DO" .Atacama Desert "MUST DO"
Valparaíso, Chile

.Walking Tour .Take a Harbour Boat Cruise .Ride a Funicular "MUST DO" .Eat a Chorillana .Visit the Home of Poet, Pablo Neruda .Ride the 612 bus around town "MUST DO" .Visit Renaca and concon .Concon Sand dunes “MUST DO”
Santiago, Chile

.Walking tour .Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos .Visit Mercado Central and try ceviche .El Cementerio General "MUST DO" .Cerro San Cristobel Viewpoint "MUST DO" .Cerro Santa Lucia viewpoint and park .El Yaso Dam "MUST DO"
Easter Island, Chile

.Explore the Rapa Nui National Park "MUST DO" .See the view at Mirador Hanga Roa "MUST DO" .Watch a Traditional Dance Performance (The Kari Kari Cultural Ballet) .Catch the Sunset at Ahu Tahai "MUST DO" .Stargazing tour .Swim With Turtles .Swim at Anakena Beach
Osorno, Chile

.Visit Fuerte Reina Luisa .Visit San Mateo Church .Osorno Volcano hike/view (day hike) "MUST DO" .Petrohue falls "MUST DO"
Puerto Montt, Chile

.Explore Chiloé Island "MUST DO" .Walk Along the Waterfront .Take a Day Trip to Puerto Varas .Explore Alerce Andino National Park .Marble Cathedral boat tour (NOT HERE) "MUST DO"
Puerto Natales, Chile

.Torres del Paine National Park- "MUST DO" do the O or W trek .Sight seeing and bird watching in the harbour .Mirador Cerro Dorotea hike .Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument .Ultima Esperanza fjord and see the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers boat tour "MUST DO"
Punta Arenas, Chile

.Isla Magdalena boat trip for penguins "MUST DO" .See the King Penguin colony on Tierra del Fuego "MUST DO" .Take a whale watching and glacier tour from Punta Arenas "MUST DO" .Stroll through the Punta Arenas Cemetery .View at Mirador Cerro de la Cruz .Visit Magallanes National Reserve
Ushuaia, Argentina

.Go Hiking in Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego .Ride the Fin Del Mundo Train "MUST DO" .Museo Maritimo y Presidio prison .Glacier Martial .Take a Boat Trip on the Beagle Channel .Hike the World's Southernmost Trekking Route on Navarino Island (5-7 days) .Laguna esmerelda "MUST DO"
El Calafate, Argentina

.Walk on the Perito Moreno Glacier "MUST DO" .Cycle around Lake Nimez and see flamingoes "MUST DO" .Visit a Ranch .Bosque Petrificado La Leona "MUST DO" .Full-day cruise on Lago Argentino "MUST DO"
El Chaltén, Argentina

.Laguna de los Tres trek to see fitz roy & laguna (day trek) "MUST DO"
Valdes Peninsula, Argentina

.Whale-watching, orcas, dolphins "MUST DO" .Snorkel with sealions "MUST DO" .Walk with elephant seals and penguins "MUST DO"
Bariloche, Argentina

.Cycle the Circuito Chico .Kayak on Nahuel Huapi Lake "MUST DO" .Hike to Refugio Frey (day hike) "MUST DO"
Mendoza, Argentina

.Bike wine tasting in Maipú .Day trip to Aconcagua Provincial Park "MUST DO" .Visit Uco Valley wineries
Salta, Argentina

.Cable car to San Bernardo Hill .Historic center and museums .Day trip to Quebrada de las Conchas "MUST DO" .Visit La casa de la lama strange house
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

.Hill of Seven Colors "MUST DO" .Quebrada de Humahuaca (UNESCO valley) "MUST DO" .Pucará de Tilcara ruins
Buenos Aires, Argentina

.Watch and dance the Tango .See a football match .Visit neighbourhoods- "MUST DO" La Boca,Palermo/Palermo Viejo, San Telmo & Puerto Madero .Estatua de mafalda (comic strip statues)
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

.Climb up the old Lighthouse .Explore the Historic Quarter .Sunset on waterfront boardwalk
Punta del Este, Uruguay

.Mano de Punta del Este ‘Hand in the Sand’ "MUST DO" .Isla de Lobos (swimming with seals) "MUST DO" .Check out beaches in La Barra .Have fish and chips by the port in Puerto and watch sea lions .Visit Casa Pubelo at sunset . See puente laguna Garzon roundabout round
Cabo Polonio, Uruguay

.Surfing .Climb the sand dunes .Climb the lighthouse
Punta del Diablo, Uruguay

.Fortress of santa teresa "MUST DO" .Reserva Santa Teresa .Botanical garden
Montevideo, Uruguay

.Fortaleza del Cerro "MUST DO" .Church of Atlantida “MUST DO” .Visit Palacio Salvo .Mercado del Puerto market and food court .La Feria de Tristán Narvajá sunday market .Estadio Centenario football stadium where first world cup was .Cycle La Rambla coastline
Asuncion, Paraguay

.Visit Panteón de los Héroes and Palacio de López .Walk down the waterfront .Go shopping in Paseo la Galería .Try drinking Tereré .Asuncion zoo and botanical garden .Ypaccari lake sunset "MUST DO"
Encarnacion, Paraguay

.Visit Jesuit mission ruins La Santisima Trinidad de Parana & Jesus de Tavarangue "MUST DO" .Visit the beach on Paraná River .Walk along the waterfront .San Jose Beach .Plaza de Armas
San Rafael del Paraná, Paraguay
Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

.Visit Itaipu Dam "MUST DO" .Visit Salto Monday waterfalls "MUST DO"
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

.Itaipu Dam "MUST DO" .Walk the Brazilian panoramic trail "MUST DO" .Visit Devil's Throat "MUST DO" .Boat trip under the falls "MUST DO" .Cross to Argentina for the other side of the waterfalls "MUST DO" .Iguazu plastic bottle house .Parque das Aves "MUST DO"
Florianópolis, Brazil

.Walk around Lagoa da Conceição .Surf at praia mole .Visit Barra da Lagoa .Hike to Lagoinha do Leste "MUST DO" .Explore the historic center- .Mercado Público de Florianópolis for food and souvenirs .Walk the waterfront .See the iconic Hercílio Luz Bridge.
São Paulo, Brazil

.Crypt of sao paulo cathedral .Street art in Batman Alley "MUST DO" .Markets at Municipal Market of São Paulo .Art museums along Paulista Avenue .Visit liberdade (japanese area) "MUST DO" .Visit Vila Madalena .Climb the Banespa Tower for view of city .Ibirapuera Park .São bento monastery
Paraty, Brazil

.Saco do Mamangua viewpoint “MUST DO” .Take a boat tour of the islands .Visit Paraty Historic Centre .Waterfalls in Serra da Bocaina National Park . Slide the waterfall Cachoeira Do Toboga & church on the rock “MUST DO”
Ilha Grande, Brazil

.Visit Lopes Mendes Beach .Take a boat tour around the island .Hike to Pico do Papagaio “MUST DO” .Relax in Abraão village .Hike to Dois Rios Beach & prison ruins .Praia Preta sunset .Abandoned aqueduct ruins “MUST DO”
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

.Rio de janeiro cathedral .Hanggliding “MUST DO” .Christ the Redeemer “MUST DO” .Sugarloaf Mountain and cablecar “MUST DO” .Copacabana Beach “MUST DO” .Ipanema Beach “MUST DO” .Samba night in Lapa .Favela tour in Rochina “MUST DO” .Sunset at Arpoador .Lapa Square .Escadaria Selaron (mosaic stairs) “MUST DO” .Ride traditional yellow trams through Santa Teresa
Salvador, Brazil

.Colorful streets of Pelourinho “MUST DO” .Capoeira shows .Beaches at Farol da Barra .Igreja São Francisco .Igreja do Nosso Senhor do Bonfim .Take the Elevador Lacerda .Walk from Morro do Cristo to Praia do Farol da Barra
Chapada Diamantina, Brazil

.Mirante do Pati trek 3-4 days “MUST DO” .Fumaça Waterfall “MUST DO” .Morro do Pai Inácio sunset “MUST DO” .Poco Azul cave lagoon and Poco Encantado “MUST DO” .Cachoeira do Buracão and Cachoeira da Fumacinha .Explore Lençóis
São Luís, Brazil

.Lençóis Maranhenses Dunes and Lagoons “MUST DO” .Night tour .Quad bike tour Pequenos Lençóis .River Tubing Tour on the Formigas River .Flight of the scarlet ibises (Revoada dos Guarás) “MUST DO” .Flight over the Lençóis Maranhenses “MUST DO”