South America · 25 cities
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Top 10s across South America
From Rio and Buenos Aires to Cusco and Cartagena, 25 South American cities, each distilled to ten things worth your time, mapped and filmed.
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Quick answer · where to go in South America
The best South American cities to visit right now are Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cusco and Cartagena for first-timers, while Medellín, Valparaíso, La Paz and Quito reward the adventurous. Timing varies, the Andes are best May–September, the south November–March.
25 South American city guides
Sorted by what travelers are saving this month.
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil$$
São Paulo
Brazil$$
Florianópolis
Brazil$$
Buenos Aires
Argentina$$
Cusco
Peru$
Cartagena
Colombia$$
Medellín
Colombia$
Santiago
Chile$$
Valparaíso
Chile$
La Paz
Bolivia$
Quito
Ecuador$
Montevideo
Uruguay$$
Bogotá
Colombia$
Lima
Peru$$
Arequipa
Peru$
Bariloche
Argentina$$
Sucre
Bolivia$
Córdoba
Argentina$
Ushuaia
Argentina$$$
Cuenca
Ecuador$
Punta del Este
Uruguay$$
Santa Marta
Colombia$
Salta
Argentina$
Georgetown
Guyana$$
Paramaribo
Suriname$$South America by theme
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