Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / May 2004

I am planning to visit Chile next January. Travel to Chile from the US
would be by cruise ship, which requires more "fancy" clothes than we
will need during our travels around Chile and Peru. We will return to
the States from Lima.

Hola,
cual es la mejor temporada para viajar a Ecuador y los Galapagos?
Gracias de adelante. Ate
Willy

We will arrive the 21th of May in Lima in the evening , and we want to see
some sights the 22th, saterday.
We will leaving Lima the 23th to Pisco.
So my question is what must we see this one day in Lima.

Does anyone know where to get fare information on Lloyd Aero Boliviano
from Caracas to Manuas and timetable?  Do they service between Bogota
and Manaus?

any chance of finding a WLAN access point in Guadalajara, Mexico?
T.

I makes a study on the Spanish search engines and I wished to know if
there there were of different engines that Google.  I already found
http://sp.dir.com but do you know others of them ?
Thanks for your answers.

I'm planning a trip to Argentina and Uruguay in March-April '05.
(Have an award plane ticket that I want to be able to use so am
booking the flights early).  Am planning on starting the trip  in
Buenos Aires, going to Ignuazo Falls, and ending in Montevido.  

(Cross-posted to rec.travel.cruises and rec.travel.latin-america.)
Hi, folks. Looking for some advice on which Mayan ruins to visit on an
upcoming cruise. I'm something of a history geek, but the Mayans aren't a
strong point of mine (or of my traveling companion), so I'm not looking

We are flying to Santiago Sun 16 January and want to stay in
Valpariaso for 2 nights before leaving on a cruise. We are looking for
an inexpensive clean and colorful small hotel or B&B. Also maybe a
tour to take us around a couple of wineries and by foot in Valparaiso

About 15 years ago, I was on vacation in the Yucatan and I met a couple of
others who had rented VW Camper vans.  You know, the classic air-cooled
minivans.  They are absolutely the best for family motoring in the Yucatan.
I want to take my family on a Yucatan vacation and I'd love ...

 I am planning to be in Chile in late July, and trying to decide
 whether a short visit to Torres del Paine will be worth it or not.
 I understand that it'll be the dead of the winter, and most of the park
 will be closed.  How easy is it to get to Torres del Paine in July,

At the end of September, we are planning a stay of 2 full days in a
hotel in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz.
There are about 10 islands you can visit via boat trips.
Has anyone an idea of which islands offer the most ?

I have been planning a cycling trip across Guatemala in
November/December this year and thought I'd see if anyone else has
done it. It's a charity ride and although I have been to Guatemala a
few times I have never ridden a bike there. Ideally I'd like to avoid

Has anyone stayed in the hotel El Tatio in San Pedro de Atacama?
What is the quality like and are there tours any good?

I'm flying GDL - YVR and the best price given at OneTravel.com
involves a flight on Aero California (AeroCalifornia) GDL - LAX.
There is no extra charge if the airline offers e-tickets, but I can't
find out if Aero California does offer e-tickets.  They don't even