The Rough Guide to South America On a Budget
Language: English
Pages: 944
ISBN: 1409371883
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget is the ultimate guide to traveling the continent and getting the most value for every dollar, peso, real, or sol.
Detailed color maps and in-depth coverage of how to get around go hand-in-hand with suggested itineraries and authoritative accounts of every attraction. The chapters include all the South American countries and feature first-hand reviews of affordable accommodations, cheap places to eat, and laid-back bars. The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget is packed with epic road trips, adventure activities, ancient ruins, beach hideaways, wildlife watching, dynamic cities, and all the best festivals.
Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget.
Franco (opposite the Teatro Casa Grande), Leblon ( 21 3399 7170). Post office Central branch on Rua 1 de Março (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm). Shopping Rio is replete with high-class shopping malls and designer stores. Budget shoppers, however, should head to Saara or the Hippie Fair market held every Sunday at Praça General Osório in Ipanema, with souvenirs, street shows and typical foods. For handicrafts check out Brasil & Cia, at Rua Maria Quitéria 27 in Ipanema ( 21 2267 4603, brasilecia.com.br). Visas
a city of neighbourhoods, and it’s worth visiting several before making up your mind about this huge capital. You can’t beat Central Lima for sights or architecture, while up-and-coming neighbourhood Pueblo Libre to the southwest has some excellent museums loaded with pre-Hispanic artefacts. Coast-hugging Miraflores and neighbouring San Isidro are certainly the most modern and commercial areas of the city and you’ll find many designer stores, gourmet restaurants and sophisticated lounge bars
Taquile and Amantaní, who still wear traditional clothes and follow ancient local customs. There are, in fact, more than seventy islands in the lake, the largest and most sacred being the Isla del Sol, an ancient Inca temple site on the Bolivian side of the border that divides the lake’s southern shore. Titicaca is an Aymara word meaning “Puma’s Rock”, which refers to an unusual boulder on the Island of the Sun. The Bolivian islands can only be visited from Copacabana. CROSSING INTO BOLIVIA
( 067 363 306), and Línea, Atahualpa 306 ( 076 366 100), all run overnight buses (with reclining seats) to Lima via Trujillo, with Línea being the most comfortable; Línea also runs services to Chiclayo; Transportes Chiclayo, Atahualpa 283 ( 067 364 628), runs a night service to Chiclayo with good onward connections to Tumbes via Máncora; Virgen del Carmen, Atahualpa 333A ( 067 413 243), runs direct services to Cajamarca via Leymebamba. Destinations Chachapoyas (2 daily at 4am & 3pm; 10–11hr);
Días de Zapata Morales 362 0294 442 3128. This colourful Mexican-owned restaurant serves mains like quesadillas and tacos, as delicious as they are generous. Arrive between 7 and 9pm for cheap cocktails. Daily 12.30–4pm & 7.30pm–12.30am. La Fonda del Tío Mitre 1130 0294 443 5011. Packed to the fluorescent-lit rafters with ravenous locals, this unpretentious, economical diner does outstanding versions of Argentine staples (beef, milanesas and pastas). Milanesa Napolitana (AR$139). Mon–Sat