In February 2013, I began backpacking through South America. Here are the stories of the destinations I visited…
Southern South America
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Impressions
The Adventure Begins
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
On Isla Grande, at the southern tip of South America
Ushuaia, Argentina – Impressions
The city at the bottom of the world
Lower Chilean Patagonia
Along the South Patagonian Ice Field
Punta Arenas, Chile – Impressions
Chile’s southernmost city and the largest city in Patagonia
Puerto Natales, Chile – Impressions
Gateway to Torres del Paine and the patagonian fiords
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares – Argentina
Gateway to The Glaciers National Park 
El Calafate, Argentina – Impressions
Gateway to Los Glaciares
El Chalten, Argentina – Impressions
Gateway to Mt Fitz Roy
Navimag Ferry – Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt
A 5-day cruise through the Patagonian Fjords
Los Lagos – Lakes District
A region of Chile approximately 900km south of Santiago
Puerto Montt, Chile – Impressions
Gateway to Northern Patagonia
Osorno, Chile – Impressions
Gateway to the Los Lagos (Lakes District)
Pucon, Chile – Impressions
A must visit city in northern Patagonia
Rio Negra Province, Argentina
Bariloche, Argentina – Impressions
The chocolate capital of South America
El Bolsón, Argentina – Impressions
The hippie town of Patagonia
Central Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina – Adventures
The wine capital of Argentina
Córdoba, Argentina – Impressions
The warm centre of Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Take 2
Back again in the capital
Uraguay
Colonia, Uruguay – Impressions
A quick voyage to a quaint village
Central South America
Brazil
Iguazú Falls, Argentina & Brazil
To the Devil’s Throat and beyond…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Adventures
Brazil’s second largest city
Campo Grande and The Pantanal, Brazil
Gateway to one of the world’s largest wetlands
Bolivia
Death Road, La Paz, Bolivia
A crazy dirt bike ride for 69km down the world’s most dangerous road.
La Paz, Bolivia
The high altitude city set in a bowl
Lake Titicaca, Copacabana and Isla del Sol, Bolivia
The highest navigable lake in the world and an Inca Island
Peru
Cusco, Peru
The ancient capital of the Incan Empire
Aguas Caliente and Machu Picchu
Most popular destination in South America
Arequipa, Southern Peru – Impressions
Peru’s second largest city, and third most popular tourist destination
Ica and Huacachina Oasis, Central Peru
Giant sand dunes at the top of the driest hot desert in the world
Lima – Impressions
My first visit to the Peruvian capital
Huaraz – Impressions
A city nestled between to large mountain ranges
Lima – Take 2
A visit to the historical centre of Lima
Máncora, Northen Peru – Impressions
Four days doing very little at the beach
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands – Adventures
Four days exploring the Isla Santa Cruz while waiting for a cruise
Galapagos Islands – Cruise
Four days cruising the islands
Mindo – Adventures
A small town north of Quito deep in the rainforest.
Quito – Adventures
Things to do in the capital
Cuenca and Ingapirca – Adventures
A city and Incan ruins.
Colombia
Cali – Impressions
The capital of sport and salsa dancing.
Bogotá – Impressions
The capital in all its glory
Medellin – Impressions
The former home of Pablo Escobar
Cartagena – Impressions
A city on the Caribbean coast and capital of the Spanish Inquisition
Taganga – Impressions
A nice little beach town on the Caribbean Coast.
Ciudad Perdida – Colombia’s Lost City
A four day hike to the ruins of an indigenous city rediscovered in 1972
Looking Back
A summary of my South American journey
The Lone Trail Wanderer 
