SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR SUMMARIES
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OF CARIOCAS & GAUCHOS - Monthly departure on the last Friday of each month
9 days/8 nights in Argentina & Brazil
Enjoy the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires, the “Paris of South America”, with great restaurants, museums and sensual tango show. The local cowboys will entertain you with their horse show and tasty barbecue. Iguassu, the widest waterfall in the world, with over 275 falls. Last, visit Rio de Janeiro, with the famous Copacabana Beach, the Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Corcovado, the Christ atop the mountain, protecting the city. These sights will stay with you long after you have returned home.
 ANDEAN CULTURES - Monthly departure on the first Friday of each month
12 days/11 nights in Peru & Bolivia
Peru is one of the most interesting countries in South America! From the beautiful colonial relics of Lima to the amazing citadel of Machu Picchu, one has to be impressed with the resilience of the Inca Culture. We also cross Lake Titicaca, called the highest navigable lake in the world, and visit Tiwanacu ruins, once a great civilization, which preceded the Incas. We will make time to see great pre-Columbian art collections, in gold, precious stones and ceramics. A truly enlightening trip!
AMAZON CRUISE EXTENSION
6 days/5 nights
This trip will complete your wonderment of this region! The Amazon cruise will show you the mightiness of the Amazon River, its tributaries, the local customs, and the native’s survival skills, in addition to an array of different flora and fauna.
 SOUTH AMERICA HIGHLIGHTS -
Monthly departure on the second Sunday of each month
16 days/14 nights in South America
Visit the highlights of South America, from sophisticated cities such as Santiago, in Chile, famous for gourmet food and the best wines of South America, across the beautiful lake region into Bariloche, Argentina. Incomparable Buenos Aires's nightlife and cowboys’ farm, to the ecological wonder of Iguassu Falls: amazing sights. Enjoy Rio de Janeiro, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, famous Copacabana Beach, Sugar Loaf Mountain and farewell dinner with pulsating samba show and Carnaval dances.
JUN 22-JUL 8 THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATION OF THE CHACHAPOYAS AND MACHU PICCHU
 17 days /16 nights
For true archeology lovers! The recent discovery of this remote site in northern Peru offers a unique opportunity. The Chachapoyas were conquered by the Incas and until recently were largely overlooked by the archeologists. We will visit their burial sites, fortresses and local museums, were some of the pre-Inca mummies recently discovered are in exhibit. We'll also visit Chiclayo and Trujillo, where remains of the Chimu, Lambayeque and Moche cultures are found. We also visit the famous Machu Picchu, combining it with the Inti Raymi festival in Cuzco. If you only planned one trip to Peru, this is it!
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