Where To Stay In Montevideo Uruguay

Where To Stay In Montevideo Uruguay

Compared to other cities in South America, Montevideo is relatively small. You can walk from side of the city to the other in a few hours. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of different areas to choose from when it comes to picking where to stay in...
The Absolute Best Places To Visit In Uruguay

The Absolute Best Places To Visit In Uruguay

A long time favourite summer vacation destination for Argentines and Brazilians, Uruguay is becoming increasingly popular on the South America backpacking route. We wanted to find out for ourselves what all the fuss was about. So we jumped on a boat from Argentina,...
Parque Cretacico Sucre: Bolivia’s Dinosaur Footprints

Parque Cretacico Sucre: Bolivia’s Dinosaur Footprints

Parque Cretacico Sucre is home to one of the world’s largest collections of fossilised dinosaur footprints, over 5000 to be exact.  Believed to have been formed an unfathomable 65-68 million years ago during the Mesozoic Era, this area of Bolivia has got...
Guide to the Hill of Seven Colours, Purmamarca, Jujuy

Guide to the Hill of Seven Colours, Purmamarca, Jujuy

Open any guidebook on Argentina and you’ll see a photograph of the unusual phenomenon that is locally known as Cerro de los Siete Colores. Translated in English to The Hill of Seven Colours, this colourful landscape is Argentina’s answer to Peru’s rainbow...
The 14 Coloured Mountains, Humahuaca, Argentina

The 14 Coloured Mountains, Humahuaca, Argentina

Maybe it was because we were there in Argentina’s autumn, or maybe it really is off the beaten tourist track? Either way, Cerro Hornocal near Quebrada de Humahuaca is simultaneously one of the most peaceful and most beautiful landscapes we’ve ever seen. It’s just one...