About South America

Profiles Index

Cartagena, Colombia
Exploring Cartagena's must-see places and things to do, including Ciudad Amarullada, the walled city, Convento de la Popa, Bocagrande, museums, and side trips to Santa Marta, Ciudad Perdida and Parque Nacional Tayrona.

Medellín, Colombia
Medellin is the capital of Antioquia department in Colombia and enjoys a temperate climate that gives the city the names of The Land of Eternal Spring and Capital of The Flowers.

Santa Marta, Colombia
Santa Marta is Colombia's first Spanish settlement. Located on the coast, it boasts great beaches and access to Tayrona and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta national parks, plus the famed lost city of the Taironas.

São Paulo, Brazil
The city is South America's largest, Brazil's center of trade and industry. Paulistanos work hard and play hard. Here are some of the things you'll enjoy when you visit São Paulo.

La Serena, Chile
With its Mediterranean climate, white sandy beaches, pure air and tourist attractions, La Serena is Chile's second oldest city and a prime coastal resort.

Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela's capital and largest city is the center of commerce, culture, economics and the base for touring the country's attractions, including Angel Falls and the llanos.

La Serena Attractions
With its Mediterranean climate, white sandy beaches, pure air and tourist attractions, La Serena is Chile's second oldest city and a prime coastal resort.

Cronicas de un Chileno en....
Guest author Clarence Fisk's Chronicles of a Chilean in various locations, written in Spanish, include descriptions and pictures of a walk in Santiago to learn and photograph the national mounments along the Alameda, his journeys to the Chilean altiplano, Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls, the canals and fjords of Southern Chile, and an article about favorite Chilean foods.