Boasting free-falling waterfalls, beaches, rainforests, glaciers, volcanoes, cracking gastronomy, and an explosion of African, Indian and European influences, South America carries more kick than a Brazilian Mule. With so many draws from the Amazon to the Andes, not to mention the vibrant cultures, colonial architecture, famous lost cities and pre-Columbian Inca ruins, South America is well worth visiting on a touring holiday.
Trekking to the lost city of Machu Picchu, one of the world's best-known archaeological sites, comes up high on most travellers' agendas on escorted tours to South America, but hidden mountain-top ruins in Peru isn't all there is on offer. Touring holidays to South America might mean samba-ing the night away in the energetic cities of Brazil, swigging superb reds in Chile, lazing on a tropical beach in Ecuador or beholding an unrivalled array of wildlife on the Galapagos Islands.
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