South America Trip

I'm from Rio de Janeiro. Forget about driving all this way, it's almost impossible as I know. The roads are a nightmare, and some of tham realy dangerous.
I suggest you to rent a car in Rio, and than get a plane. Or, go driving all the way to the PY/ Argentina board (I did it some years ago). The roads are good and there are several interesting cities in Brazil.
We don't have much trains in South America, bus lines is the best choice after planes.
There's not a lot to see in paraguay. I would go to Argentina after Brazil.
I think a month is good.
Yes, you MUST be very carefull in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Vlw

 

Grow a beard, get a motorcycle, write a diary

 

Hi, I´m from Rio too.
Follow the advice above: forget renting a car here. The distances are probably bigger than you might be imagining and the roads aren´t as in the US or Europe...
Consider planes, but there are few, few low-fare companies, so also consider drinking a beer and getting long bus trips.
A friend of mine just back from Peru and has plenty of cool tips.
I´ll try to bring them to you soon.
See you in Rio!

 

Look for airlines with passes.....

Like this

http://www.aerolineas.com.ar/ar/index_en.asp?pais=us&idi=en&secc=4&subs=6&id=167

Good luck and have fun

 

Chase,

Hi to all of you, although not a Fcar owner I think they are amazing machines, and their history has no rivals. Im a BMW guy and would only change it for a Fcar, no Pcar, no Mercedes no nothing, one or the other.

Well, back on the topic of this thread. For the record, I am Argentinian. Being American, DO NOT GO TO COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA and/or BOLIVIA. About Brasil, which is a wonderful country with VERY beautiful places, you should maybe contact one of the fellow members of this forum as they will give you better advice.

From Brasil, come to Argentina, cross the border to Chile which is very nice too, and if you cross the border, try doing it through the passages across the mountain by car, lots of turns, lots of fun. And then you should go to Peru, a country full of historic marvels, almost anyone will tell you about Machu Pichu, try finding some information about, Cusco, Camino del Inca, etc.

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Then I could give you further information about Argentina and things young people can do here (you've got lots) For long trips, consider GOL airlines (from Brasil to Argentina) and Aerolineas Argentinas/Austral.

Well, I hope you find it useful and hear from you soon.

Have you got any idea about dates for the trip?

Best regards,



Edu

 

While I've never done it, I had a roommate from Colombia (of the coffee Colombians, as opposed to the cocaine Colombians), and he took a bus from there to Buenos Aires for a soccer game. As you can imagine, it took a LONG time, but I guess I'm saying, you should be able to take busses pretty cheaply.
If you rent a car, cancel the credit card, drive it out of Brazil, and hope you don't get pulled over! That way, you can return the car wherever you want, and in whatever shape you want

 

I have 5 friends that did that trip from Caracas, Venezuela to Argentina by car. They had a 4-wheel drive Toyota and it took them almost 4 months... They had an amazing time but that was about 10 years ago when the political situation in those regions was a bit more stable. Not to mention they were all south american and knew there way around pretty well. If you decide to do it, I could probably put you in contact with one of them to get some feedback, but I would have to research their whereabouts today.

Anyway, good luck and have fun!

 

I've been to parts of south america and have found some of the roads to be hell, driving will take a longtime if you plan on doing so from place to place outside of the cities. The drive is scenic though.

 

If Peru didn't have beat to hell roads an Fcar would awesome to have there