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Amazon River, Brazil
The world's greatest river system — 6,400 km of living wilderness, pink dolphins, and a Victorian opera house in the middle of the jungle.
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Global Adventures in South America
More than you planned. Exactly what you needed.
The Amazon basin, the Andes, Patagonia, the Galapagos, and the cosmopolitan cities of São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá. South America is the OS's primary region for global-expedition-adventures and global-hiking-tours, anchored by Peru, Patagonia, and Ecuador.
12 countries
Hub: GRU
7 destinations in this region
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Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Darwin's living laboratory — 127 islands where evolution never stopped, and the animals still have no fear of you.
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Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Ushuaia — the world's southernmost city, where the Andes dissolve into the Beagle Channel and Antarctica is three days south by sea.
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Torres del Paine, Chile
Three granite towers rising 2,800 metres from the Patagonian steppe — the crown jewel of South American wilderness.
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Iguazú Falls
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Machu Picchu & Sacred Valley
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Best Time to Visit South America
Peak Season
June–September (Southern Hemisphere winter — best for Patagonia)
Shoulder Season
March–May, October–November
Low Season
December–February (Patagonian summer — crowded)
Peak season varies dramatically by destination within this large region.
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