Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / April 2005

Over the years I've traveled in Mexico I've found that some of my
favorite places are getting too smoggy. Morelia is one of my favorite
destinations, but last Feb the air was brown all thru the mountains.
I'm planning my first trip to Oaxaca next fall, but if it is as smoggy

I've posted some information about 30 dayhikes scattered around Mexico.
Twelve of them are in the Copper Canyon Region.
Each writeup has a map, a description, and directions.  The URL is
http://www.geocities.com/sermextr/hikes/index.htm

Is there such a place as a cool (as in climate) mountain area in Central
or South America where one can spend a summer vacation?

I'm an American planning a trip to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo later
this year.
I'm going there to check out the beaches, sights, warm weather,
friendly people... and the *women* there.

Due to flight connections issues, I must  spend the night in Caracas.
Does anyone know of a reasonable hotel near the airport that is safe and
secure? Does not have to be fancy!

Does anyone know the name of a restaurant that is/was at the end of an alley
next to the Sheraton Buganvilias and is/was in an old house?  I'm told that
the shrimp were/are delicious.  The person who has told me about it cannot
recall the name and she hasn't been there since ...

Hi, all,
I'm planning a trip from Miami to Quito/Guayaquil, and I'm trying to
decide if it's worth the extra bucks to fly nonstop via Lan Ecuador
rather than take Lacsa/Taca via a connection in San José.

1,500 square-feet, newly renovated, one-block-from-the-beach 3-bedroom,
3-bathroom, laundry-area, marble-kitchen, large closets, fully and
beautifully furnished, apartment in Ipanema, the best possible spot in
Rio De Janeiro... (posto 9)

Hi, I'm an American planning to travel to Costa Rica for six months,
then do some more traveling around the world, mostly in developing
countries in either Latin America and/or Asia.
I'm trying to figure out the best place to stick my money so that I can

I am looking for recommendations for the BEST authentic, inexpensive,
Mexican restaraunt  on the oceanside (preferrably) in Playa Del
Carmen.  Please NO pizzarias or Hard Rock cafes.
I have never been there and wanted to stop by for lunch after leaving

We will be visiting Peru to see the usual tourist sites and are considering
a side trip to Lake Titicaca.  The folks at R. Crusoe treid to discourage us
by saying that the accommodations at the Lake are "spartan" to the extent
that if the sun doesn't shine there won't be any ...

My family will be spending a week in Puerto Vallarta in
mid-April. We'd love to bring a laptop, digital SLR and
a miniDV camera to capture our vacation. However,
according to ...

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I need some advice.  I have my airfare paid to go to either Buenos Aires or
Santiago for a week in early April. I am retired and shall be travelling
alone, staying in budget lodgings. I am a walker and expect to do much of my
exploring on foot. Buenos Aires attracts because of ...

I'm happy to talk about Ecuador, is a small country in South America,
has four regions: Coast, Mountains (Sierra), Jungle (Oriente), and
Islands (Insular). In the coast you can find beautiful and inviting
beaches; where you can enjoy fresh sea food right then by the beach,