decided to ask South American travel expert\u00a0Sue Lyall about where to go, what’s hot, and where to stay in the continent.<\/a> Here are the highlights.<\/p>\nHottest Country:<\/strong> Argentina, for its hiking, good eats, llamas and wide variety of activities in this large swath of land. You had me at llama.<\/p>\nCity to Visit:<\/strong> Cartagena, because of its historic old city, its nightlife and its beaches. And also because people, despite everything that’s been written about the country, don’t realize how amazing Colombia is, so it’s not totally overrun by tourists yet. It will also make you realize how completely\u00a0unaesthetic\u00a0your neighborhood is back home.<\/p>\nBest Place to Stay:<\/strong> Pousada do Toque hotel in Alagoas in Brazil, because it’s located on the ocean just north of Bahia, there are manatees there (enough said!) and the area is still pretty unknown, thus once again, not too many tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is there nothing better than shipping off on a red-eye flight in the depth of a cold winter night and arrive, half-a-day later far on the other side of the Equator (assuming you’re coming from the north) in warm South America? Plants are budding, locals are excited about the onset of summer, and you’re just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,2577,2564],"tags":[44,42,90,73,2398],"yoast_head":"\n
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