South America

ucsd_ucla_dad
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:41:54 +0000

I’ve been to Venezuela, Columbia, and Argentina.

During a visit to Venezuela I made a trip to Angel Falls in the middle of the jungle - the highest waterfall in the world. It was very scenic and the flights in and out were interesting as well - a ‘touring’ 727 that was flying low and banking to let people get a good view of the falls. I don’t know how the current political situation would impact a visit like this.

In Argentina I was only in Buenos Aires - just a big city IMO. They have a lot of good restaurants though since a lot of people eat out. The beef there is excellent (they’re world famous for it). Go to a traditional style Argentinean bbq type of restaurant.

I was going to swing by Iguazu Falls (on the border with Arg and Brazil) and Rio on the way back but some airlines went on strike and I couldn’t do it. They go on strike a lot in SA. The falls are really supposed to be something.

Make sure you make some kind of excursion into the jungle while you’re there if you’re in a jungle area.

The people I met in all of these countries were very friendly and welcoming.