Summary
- 12,000 km travelled
- 10 flights
- 5 long distant bus trips
- Jungle, mountains [5,200m] to snowy fjords
- 1222 photos and 52 videos
Surprises
- The number of Chinese tourists
- The Amazon, its size and impact on the globe
- The vastness and beauty of Patagonia
- The people and guides – their infectious love of their country, its history and geographic treasures
- How diverse and different each country is and the regions within them
Highlights
- Chinese girl in high heels on the swing bridge to the treehouse
- Canoeing in the Amazon and fishing for piranhas
- The Santiago metro – how public transport should be
- Peruvian food, watch out for the picante – did I miss out not eating Guinea pig ??
- Torres del Paine – Q will I come back ?
- Living under an active volcanoes and hiking to the top
- Watching the Condor soar
- Cusco – I could spend another month and still not discover all its hidden secrets
- Discovery – an island called Isla Robinson Crusoe
- Disappointment having to exclude Uyuni and Atacama and canceling Bolivian option due to unrest
Hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did –hasta la proxima vez
Hotels
| Hotel Providencia | Santiago | Chile |
| Costa del Sol Ramada | Cusco | Peru |
| Jose Antonio | Puno | Peru |
| Casono Plaza | Arequipa | Peru |
| Casa Adina | Colca Canyon | Peru |
| Tree hut | Iquitos | Peru |
| Hotel Panamericao | Santiago | Chile |
| Altiplanico Sur | Puerto Natales | Chile |
| Jose Nogueira | Punta Arenas | Chile |
| Hotel Bellavista | Puerto Varas | Chile |
| Holiday inn | Santiago | Chile |
Bingo
| A | Arequipa | I | Imata | Q | Quemchi |
| B | Buill | J | Juliaca | R | Rio Negro |
| C | Cusco | S | Santiago | ||
| D | Dalcahue | L | Llanquihue | T | Taquine |
| E | Estancia Pudeto | M | Marangani | U | Urubamba, |
| F | Frutiller | N | Naciemento | V | Vilcanota, |
| G | Guabun | O | Ollantaytambo | ||
| H | Huayllacucho | P | Puno | ||
| Y | Yucay |