South America Vacation
South America having everything for visitors. The continent spans a wide range of climate zones from the equatorial climate of the Amazon Basin to the cold temperate conditions of the far south of Argentina and Chile. The natural resources of the continent include the mountain scenery of the Andes, the tropical rainforest environment of the Amazon, spectacular waterfalls where the major rivers descend from the plateaux into the lowlands and good beaches on the coasts of Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. No traveler should miss world's highest fresh water Lake Titicaca, ruins of Machu Picchu, Ciudad Perdida, and Easter Island. However, the continent is too far from the major tourist generating regions to attract any appreciable inter-regional beach tourism, so some countries (e.g. Brazil and Ecuador) have begun to promote ecotourism as a way of attracting visitors from Europe and North America.
The main attraction for inter-regional tourists however, is the culture of the Andes, the ruins of the Inca cities (particularly in Peru), and the Spanish colonial architecture of many of the Andean cities that make South America unique. It is those countries that combine the attractions of wildlife, scenery and Inca cultural resources (along with some beach and urban entertainment) that draw the highest proportions of their tourists from outside the region, namely Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay draw most of their tourists from their neighboring Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. These three countries have outstanding natural and cultural tourist resources, but their poverty, lack of infrastructure and political instability have inhibited the development of inter-regional tourism on a large scale. Their Indian population and culture are not particularly valued by South Americans of European or mestizo origin so they generate little intra-regional cultural tourism.
Traveling around South America by flight is very cheap. The villas, luxury hotels and country residences built in the finest locations in South America. The South American countries are still and always a bargain and there are economical travel options even in relatively expensive and developed countries such as Argentina and Chile, where camping is king. Major cruise lines like Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, NCL are operating along the coast of South America. Some cruises are operates along Amazon river and explore the biggest rainforest. South America having rich wildlife and animals living in South America are anaconda, jaguar, Black Howler Monkey, Chinchilla, Degu and many strange animals.
South America contains the longest chain of mountains in the world. Many of the mountain peaks in this chain are very high. Some of the tallest peaks are volcanoes. The longest tropical rainforest in the world is located in the Amazon river basin. It is a warm, rainy, and humid region of lush vegetation, with more species of plants and animals than in all the rest of the world's ecosystems combined.
Interesting facts about South America:
* Angel Falls in Venezuela has a longer drop than any other waterfall in the world.
* The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world.
* The Andes Mountains are the world's longest mountain range.
* The Atacama desert is one of the driest places in the world.
* The Galapagos Islands belong to Ecuador. They are home to huge sea turtles and other unusual animals.
* The world's largest rainforest is located in the Amazon River Basin.
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