Central and South America – and including countries not expanded below
General Info / Resources – Central and South America
Antractica travel centre – http://www.antarcticatravelcentre.com.au/
Australian Travel association for Latin America – http://www.atala.com.au/
• Best of Latin America travel portal – http://bestoflatinamerica.travel/
Boutique South America (Travel agency based in Australia) – http://www.boutiquesouthamerica.com.au/
• Brazil (and Latin America) Travel Centre (Based in Melbourne) – http://www.braziliantravelcentre.com.au/
• Contours Travel (Melbourne based South American travel specialists) – http://www.contourstravel.com.au/
Contours small group tours – http://www.thecontourscollection.com/
DB Americas (Luxury South America tours) – http://www.db-americas.com/
Forward travel (Focuses on Latin america and Antarctic regions) – http://www.forwardtravel.com.au/
• Go Blue Central America (Interactive guide to attractions and sights of the Central American region) – http://www.gobluecentralamerica.org/map.php
• Inca Tours (Australian based Latin American travel agency) – http://www.incatours.net/south-america
Latin American Travel association – U.K. – http://www.lata.org/
• Lan – Only in south america portal – http://www.lan.com/onlyinsouthamerica/
Llama travel – https://www.llamatravel.com/
Rutas (Australian – south American tourism representation) – http://rutas.com.au/
• South America Backpacker – http://southamericabackpacker.com
South America Travel Blog – http://news.southamerica.travel/
• South American Journeys (New Zealand based South American travel specialists)- http://www.southamericajourneys.com/
• South America Tourism Office (Melbourne based South American travel specialists) – http://www.southamericatourism.com/
South American travel specialists – Australia – http://southamericantravel.com.au/
• South America Travel (Information portal and tour agency) – http://www.southamerica.travel/ and http://news.southamerica.travel/
• South American Travel Centre (Melbourne based South American travel specialists) – http://southamericatravelcentre.com.au/
• South American Travel Specialists (Travel agency based in Melbourne, Australia) – http://southamericantravel.com.au
Transturin – http://www.transturin.com/
Unique experiences sth America – http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/
Wilderness explorers – https://wilderness-explorers.com/
Visit south america (Portal and Magazine)- http://www.visitsouthamerica.co/
Wikipedia – Mayan Sites – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Maya_sites
Recommended Books (Selected) – Central and South America
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Central and South America
Tours (Selected) – Central and South America
– Key areas
– Galapagos islands
– Amazon
– Antractica
Specific
Amakuna tours – Colombia tours – http://www.amakuna.com/itineraries/
• Chimu Adventures (Guided tour operator) – http://www.chimuadventures.com/
Delfin Amazon Cruises – http://www.delfinamazoncruises.com
Ecoventura – http://www.ecoventura.com/
Inkaterra (Peru tours and accom) – http://www.inkaterra.com/
Llama Travel – Latin American tours – https://www.llamatravel.com/
Latin Trails (Galapagos tours) – http;//www.latintrails.com
• Travel Projects (Central and South America Tours) – http://www.travelprojects.com.au/
Viva expeditions (South America tours) – http://www.vivaexpeditions.com/
AMERICAS – Central America (Including Mexico)
Belize
General Info / Resources – Belize
Recommended Books (Selected) – Belize
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Belize
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Belize
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Belize
Actun Tunichil Muknal – Cave and centoe
Altun Ha – Maya Ruins
Ambergris caye and San pedro town
Bacalar Chico National Park and Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve – Snorkelling, Kayaking and Canoeing
Belize Barrier Reef
Belize Botanic Gardens
Belize city swing bridge
Belize tourism village
Belize zoo
Bird Caye National Park – Kayaking
Canoeing
Caracol – Maya temple
Caye Caulker
Cerros – Maya Temple
Cockscomb basin wildlife sanctuary
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Emerald Forest Reef
Gales point wildlife sanctuary
Garifuna Culture
Glover’s Reef Atoll Marine Reserve
Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse reef
Green Iguana Conservation Project
Gulisi garifuna museum
Half moon caye – Snorkelling
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
House of culture
Image factory
Kayaking
Lamanai – Maya temple
Mayflower Bocawina National Park
Museum of belize
National instate of culture and history
Placencia beach town and offshore reef
Sailing
Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve – (Near Punta Gorda)
Sugar farms
Whale sharks – gladden spit marine reserve – april to may
Xunantunich temple
National Parks – Seven protected areas of belize
– Bacalar chico national park and marine reserve
– Blue hole natural monument
– Glover reef
– Half moon caye
– Laughing bird caye
– Sapodilla cayes
– South water caye
Local Transportation – Belize
Important notes – Belize
Costa Rica
General Info / Resources – Costa Rica
Costa Rica Traveler – http://www.costaricatraveler.com/
Recommended Books (Selected) – Costa Rica
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Costa Rica
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Costa Rica
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Costa Rica
Baldi Hot springs and resort – Arenal
Playa Manuel Antonio, Manuel Antonio National Park
Arenal Mundo Aventura
Cahuita National Park
Corcovado National Park
Foundation Jaguar Rescue Center
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Paradise Hot Springs – Arenal Volcano National Park
Playa Conchal
Playa Manuel Antonio
Playa Santa Teresa
Proyecto Asis (Monkey rescue)
Rio Celeste – Natural swimming pools
Samara Trails
Tabacon Hot Springs – Arenal Volcano National Park
Tortuguero National Park
Toucan Rescue Ranch (San Isidro)
Local Transportation – Costa Rica
Important Notes – Costa Rica
Guatemala
General Info / Resources – Guatemala
Recommended Books (Selected) – Guatemala
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Guatemala
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Guatemala
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Guatemala
Rio dulce (Lake and River area)
Acatenango Volcano (Antigua)
Arco de Santa Catalina (Antigua)
Casa Santo Domingo (Antigua)
ChocoMuseo (Antigua)
Hotel Atitlan Gardens (Panajachel)
Lake Atitlan (Lake Atitlan)
Pacaya Volcano (Antigua)
Parque Tikal Guatemala (Tikal Mayan temple) – and surrounding Tikal ruins (Peten)
Semuc Champey – Natural swimming pools (Lanquin)
The Plaza (Parque Central) (Antigua)
Volcan San Pedro (San Pedro La Laguna)
Yaxha Temple (Peten)
Local Transportation – Guatemala
Important Notes – Guatemala
Honduras
General Info / Resources – Honduras
Recommended Books (Selected) – Honduras
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Honduras
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Honduras
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Honduras
West Bay Beach, West Bay, Honduras
Carambola Botanical Gardens & Trails (Sandy Bay)
Copan Ruinas – Mayan Temples (Copan)
El Picacho – Lookout and park (Tegucigalpa)
Garifuna culture
Gumbalimba Park (Roatan)
Little French Key (Roatan)
Luna Jaguar Hot Spring (Copan)
Macaw Mountain Bird Park & Nature Reserve (Copan)
Pulhapanzak Waterfall (San Buenaventura)
Roatan and bay islands
Rusty Fish – Shop(Roatan)
San pedro Sula town
Sculpture Museum (Copan)
Steel Pan Alley (Roatan)
Tabyana Beach (West Bay)
Utila Cays (Utila)
West Bay Beach (West Bay)
Copan – Mayan Temple
Local Transportation – Honduras
Important Notes – Honduras
Mexico
General Info / Resources – Mexico
Travel Yucatan – https://travelyucatan.com/
Webcams Mexico – http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/
Recommended Books (Selected) – Mexico
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Mexico
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Mexico
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Mexico
National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia) – Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico city – Frida kahlo blue home
San cristobal de las casas
Sian ka’an biospehere
District of Palmitas in Pachuca in Mexico – 20 thousand square meters of painted surfaces over 209 houses – colourful homes on the hill
– Cenote Ik Kil
Tulum temples
Chichen itza temple
Cozumel island – Snorkelling
Whale sharks – Cancun (June, July august) – Swimming tours
Xel-ha – waterpark and attraction – near cancun
Best beaches
Playa Carrizalillo beach – Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.
Tulum beach
Bacalar lagoon – 40 kilometres north of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, or about 240 kilometres southwest of Tulum.
Isla Holbox Island
Local Transportation – Mexico
Important Notes – Mexico
Nicaragua
General Info / Resources – Nicaragua
Recommended Books (Selected) – Nicaragua
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Nicaragua
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Nicaragua
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Nicaragua
Catedral de Granada (Granada)
Corn Islands
Guadalupe Church (Granada)
Isla Ometepe (Island)
Islets of Granada
Masaya Volcano National Park
Mirador del Cristo de la Misericordia (San Juan del Sur)
Mombacho Volcano
Ojo de Agua (Isla de Ometepe) – Natural swimming pools
Local Transportation – Nicaragua
Important Notes – Nicaragua
Panama
General Info / Resources – Panama
Recommended Books (Selected) – Panama
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Panama
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Panama
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Panama
– Bocas del Toro Archipelago
– San Blas Islands
Local Transportation – Panama
Important Notes – Panama
AMERICAS – South America
Argentina
General Info / Resources – Argentina
Recommended Books (Selected) – Argentina
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Argentina
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Argentina
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Argentina
Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Torres del plaino nat pk – Patagonia region
Buenos aires Areas
– San telmo
– La boca
– Palmero
– Recoleta
– Villa crespo
Carlos Thays Botanic Garden
Estancia Villa Maria
Tigre Delta islands- Buenos Aires
Perito Moreno Glacier (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
Local Transportation – Argentina
Important Notes – Argentina
Bolivia
General Info / Resources – Bolivia
Recommended Books (Selected) – Bolivia
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Bolivia
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Bolivia
Crillion – Lake Titicaca – Hydrofoils – http://crillontours.com/index.php/en/
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Bolivia
Cuzco
Iguassu falls
Lake Titicaca
Nazca
Salar de uyumi (Lake Uyuni)
The altiplano
• Lake Titicaca (Bolivia / Peru) –
• Salar de Uyuni (Salt Flats – Bolivia) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni
Local Transportation – Bolivia
Important Notes – Bolivia
Brazil
General Info / Resources – Brazil
Blame it on Rio – http://www.blameitonrio4travel.com
• Brazil Travel Buddy – http://www.braziltravelbuddy.com/
• Brazil Travel guide – http://www.brazil-travel-guide.com/
• Brazil (Wiki Page) – http://www.wikirio.com/
• My Rio Travel Guide – http://www.myriotravelguide.com/
Rio Carnaval – http://carnavalesamba.rio/
• Rio de Janiero Travel – http://www.rio.com/
Recommended Books (Selected) – Brazil
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Brazil
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Brazil
Carioca free culture – http://www.cariocafreeculture.com/
Rio all access – https://rioallaccess.com/
Rio by Bike (Bicycle tours in Rio de Janiero) – http://riobybike.com/
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Brazil
Inhotim Museum – Brumadinho, Brazil
Caldas Novas thermal springs – Goiâni state
Baía dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco
Lopes Mendes, Rio de Janeiro (Toward Illa grande)
Galés, Maragogi, Alagoas
Praia de Jericoacoara, Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Ceará
Praia do Forno, Rio de Janeiro
Segunda praia, Morro de São Paulo, Cairú, Bahia
Praia do Espelho, Trancoso, Bahia
• Fernando de Noronha (Famous Brazilian island) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha
Iguazu Falls (Foz do Iguacu, Argentina / Brazil)
Rio de Janiero
Praça Mauá rio area
Arpoador Beach
Centro district
Christ redeemer
Copacabana beach
Copacabana fort
Escadaria Selaron – Lapa
Favela – Vidigal district
Favelas – Rocinha district
Governador Island
Instituto Moreira Salles and Gardens
Imperial Palace – Petropolis
Ipanema Beach
Lapa district
Leblon district
Maracana stadium
Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Museum of Contemporary Art – Niteroi
Museum of Modern art
National Historical Museum of Brazil
National Museum of Brazi
Paquetá Island – Guanabara Bay
Parque do Flamengo
Parque Lage
Pedra da Gávea – Tijuca Forest
Recreio dos Bandeirantes Beach
Rio Botanic gardens
Samambaia and Gardens
Sambodromo
San Theresa district
Sitio – Roberto Burle Marx’s former home and gardens
Sugarloaf Cable Car
Sugarloaf mountain
Theatre municipal
Three peaks state park (40kms from Rio)
Tijuca forest
Local Transportation – Brazil
• Rio De Janiero – Airport transport, Ferries, train, buses
• Sao Paulo – airport transport, buses, train
Important Notes – Brazil
Chile
General Info / Resources – Chile
Recommended Books (Selected) – Chile
Recommended Souvenirs (Selected) – Chile
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Chile
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Chile
Laguna Ceja (Salt Lake – Swimming) – San Pedro de Atacama – near Antofagasta
Geysers Del tatio
National Botanical Garden Vina del Mar
Saltos del Laja (Waterfalls)
Torres Del Paine National Park (Patagonia, Chile)
Atacama salt flat and desert
Easter island statues
el taito geysers – Sunrise
Local Transportation – Chile
Important Notes – Chile
Colombia
General Info / Resources – Colombia
Artisans of Colombia – http://www.artesaniasdecolombia.com.co
• Latin Travel Guide (Colombian Travel Information) – http://latintravelguide.com/
• Sarepa – Colombian Blog – http://sarepa.com/
• See Colombia – http://seecolombia.travel/blog/
Uncover Colombia – http://www.uncovercolombia.com/en/
Recommended Books (Selected) – Colombia
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Colombia
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Colombia
Notable events (Selected) – Colombia
Risaralda bird festival
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Colombia
Rosano island
Tyrona nat pk
Local Transportation – Colombia
• Bogota – Airport transport, train, buses, Ticketing
• Barranquilla / Cartagena – – Airport transport, Ferries, train, buses, Ticketing
• Medellin – – Airport transport, train, buses, Ticketing
• San Andres – – Airport transport, Ferries, train, buses, Ticketing
Important Notes – Colombia
Ecuador
General Info / Resources – Ecuador
Galapagos conservation – http://www.galapagos.org/
• Galapagos Islands – http://www.galapagosislands.com/
Go Galapagos (Klein tours) – http://www.gogalapagos.com/
• International Galapagos Tour operators association (Includes comprehensive islands guide) – http://www.igtoa.org
Metropolitan touring (Galapagos) – http://www.metropolitan-touring.com/
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Recommended Books (Selected) – Ecuador
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Ecuador
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Ecuador
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Ecuador
Mindo cloud forest
Galapagos islands
Otavalo market – Saturdays
Yasumi National park
Macalilla np
Local Transportation – Ecuador
Important Notes – Ecuador
French Guyana
General Info / Resources – French Guyana
Recommended Books (Selected) – French Guyana
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – French Guyana
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – French Guyana
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – French Guyana
Local Transportation – French Guyana
Important Notes – French Guyana
Guyana
General Info / Resources – Guyana
Recommended Books (Selected) – Guyana
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Guyana
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Guyana
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Guyana
Local Transportation – Guyana
Important Notes – Guyana
Paraguay
General Info / Resources – Paraguay
Recommended Books (Selected) – Paraguay
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Paraguay
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Paraguay
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Paraguay
Local Transportation – Paraguay
Important Notes – Paraguay
Peru
General Info / Resources – Peru
• Inca Trail Information – http://incatrailperu.com/
• Only Peru Guide – http://theonlyperuguide.com/
• Pariwana Hostel (Lima and Cuzco) – http://www.pariwana-hostel.com/
Thrifty Nomads – How to do Machu Picchu Cheap – http://thriftynomads.com/how-to-see-machu-picchu-cheap/
Recommended Books (Selected) – Peru
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Peru
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Peru
• Machu Picchu tour – http://fabulousperutours.com/
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Peru
Lima – Bunanco district
Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica
Amazon rain forest – stay and cruise the rivers
Inca trail and macho picchu
• Machu Picchu (Official) – http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/
Potato museum
Local Transportation – Peru
Important Notes – Peru
Suriname
General Info / Resources – Suriname
Recommended Books (Selected) – Suriname
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Suriname
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Suriname
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Suriname
Local Transportation – Suriname
Important Notes – Suriname
Uruguay
General Info / Resources – Uruguay
Recommended Books (Selected) – Uruguay
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Uruguay
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Uruguay
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Uruguay
Local Transportation – Uruguay
Important Notes – Uruguay
Venezuela
General Info / Resources – Venezuela
Recommended Books (Selected) – Venezuela
Recommended souvenirs (Selected) – Venezuela
Tourist Cards and City/Local Tours (Selected) – Venezuela
Attractions and Sights (Selected) – Venezuela
Cayo de Agua – Los Roques National Park, Venezuela
La Isla Margarita
Angel Falls – Canaima National Park
Catatumbo Lightning – Mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo – Lightning strike every night
Lake Maracaibo – Stilt homes on water
Local Transportation – Venezuela
Important Notes – Venezuela
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