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South America best destinations for adventure

South America's nature is the most amazing in the world, with lots of untouched areas, large forests, mountains, deserts, volcanos, rivers and of course the beaches. Every one of us can find here what we are looking for, if you want to be close to nature.

Take the tips from our guide below or decide based on your budget, where you go, compare cheapest flight tickets below

We are giving you some tips and a hint which country is famous for which attractions and natural beauties. Hopefully you make use of it, to see which country is more interesting for you or what parts are more interesting of each.

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Peru

Hike the Machu Pichu, goes through mountain passes, ancient ruins and forests.

Explore the Amazon rainforest. Iquitos is the largest city of Amazon, only accessible by boat or plane.

The Amazon rainforest is bordered by 8 countries, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana.

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Argentina

Whitewater raft in several rivers of Argentina. The most popular among them is the Mendoza river, which is available all year long.

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Chile

Easter Island, which is famous for its Moai statues. These were carved from the hard stone of Rano Raraku volcano. The statues vary in size, they are all very big and heavy, it is estimated that about 50-150 people were needed to transport each statue.

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Ecuador

Top destination of Ecuador is the Galapagos islands, where you can immerse yourself in the mind-blowing nature scene, go snorkeling to meet the most amazing variety of marine life or take a kayak journey, go caving, rafting, hiking.

It is a mountainous country, you can also climb volcanoes year round. Volcanoes tours and mountain biking tours are very famous in Ecuador.

The marine iguana also known as Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile.

This iguana feeds almost exclusively on algae, and large males dive to find this food source, while females and smaller males feed during low tide in the intertidal zone.

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Venezuela

Scuba dive in the Pacific Ocean around Los Roques. Only a thousand people live on the island, very friendly locals.

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Colombia

Lost city, Santa Marta route. The trek is only accessible with a guide, unless you are in a good fitness shape as the way to get there is steep and tiring. It goes through jungles, hills and river valleys.

Ciudad Perdida (Spanish for "Lost City") is the archaeological site of an ancient city in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It is believed to have been founded about 800 CE, some 650 years earlier than Machu Picchu.

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Brazil

The best known for its festivals and parties and its beautiful beaches. It also has many incredible National Parks. In Brazil you can find a very diverse nature, such as mountains, canyons, rainforests, sand dunes as well as beaches.

Its one of the most iconic National Park is Lençóis Maranhenses, with its beautiful sand dune.

Iguacu National Park bordering Argentina and Brazil, with amazing waterfalls, with a bird park. You can come hiking or take a boat trip.

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Bolivia

Death Road, this is a 40 mile dirt track, connecting the capital La Paz to Coroico. It is for pretty adventurous as the route almost the whole way has no safety rails. It’s easy to see why this has been named the worlds most dangerous road