Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / April 2006

On average, what is the drive time from Rio to Parati? Can any suggest
any very good pousadas there? Any information will be very much
appreciated and thank you!

I am planning a trip to SA. I would like to start in Lima, and go
south. I am hoping to flight from La Paz to Santiago, then stay in
Chile and Argentina for couple weeks, and flight back from either
Santiago or Buenos to Lima.

I am working on an online research on food and tourism. I would
like to find out traveller's perception on food when they travel.
Specifically, I am analyzing France, Italy and Thailand food's image
and focusing on finding out how people perceived the food of these

Does anyone have any travel suggestions (must see places) for Costa
Rica as well as hotels? Also, how is the exchange rate? I understand
the colon is the currency, but how much does one get for one's dollar?
Thanks!

[There's great article on Cancun today in the Washington Post. I've
been writing pretty much the same thing (and more) for many years and
received mostly ridicule, although the London Observer Foreign Service
did publish a couple of my articles some years ago. For an idea of what

I'll be in San Diego the first week of May.  I've walked across
border into Tijuana several times and enjoyed it every time, but
I'd like to do something different down there.  Should I take a
taxi ride around the city?  All I've ever done is just walk the

The family went down to Cancun for the first time.  We had a great
time.  Stayed at the Royal Mayan, at a small bunch of condominiums
right down on the beach.  Fairly nice condo with a spectacular view
of the sea.

I have just started a free **audio** word-of-the-day page for Spanish
(and Japanese, Korean & Chinese):
  http://www.hitsalive.com/wordoftheday 
Hope it is useful.

i am thinking of taking a short trip, 5-6 days, down to Baja for a
little sun and relaxation. probably planning to drive straight through
TJ/Ensenada and get as far down as possible on the first day. perhaps
ending up at Bahia de los Angeles for a few days and then turning

I took a lot of pictures on my recent trip to Cancun Mexico. It was
interesting to see what had changed since last year's hurricane season.
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Cancun-Spring-Break-2006/index.htm

Planning a trip to Argentina in early June.  Also plan to visit the city of
Bariloche but would like an alpine hiking lodge for day hikes for 2-3 days.
Would like comfortable accommodations and food service... not the Llao Llao
level!  We love the lodges of the National Parks in ...

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We'd like to spend a few days in Mendoza and Bariloche,  in June,  please
suggest.   Are these locations too similar, I believe they are both in the
Andes.  Perhaps we should just go to one or the other?

We spent a relaxing 2 weeks in the town of Los Ayala in the state of
Nayarít, México.  There is a group of 3 towns about 1 ½ hrs north of
Puerto Vallarta.  The best known is Rincón de Guayabitos.  It's a
small town (pretty much 2 two streets parallel to the beach with