Bucket List Experiences in South America
Expand each section for a list of things I want to do and see in the different countries in South America.
Argentina
- Do a hut-to-hut trek in Bariloche
- Drink craft beers in Bariloche
- Take a street art tour in Buenos Aires
- Tour wineries in Mendoza
- Hike Martial Glacier in Tierra del Fuego
- See Iguazu Falls
Bolivia
- Visit Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flats
- Hike around Lake Titicaca and see Inca ruins on Isla del Sol
- Attend a Cholitas wrestling show in El Alto
- Hike to the top of Huayna Potosi
Brazil
- See the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro
- Climb to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain for sunset in Rio de Janeiro
- Swim in Lagoa Misteriosa (“The Mysterious Lagoon”)
- Explore Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
- Eat at indigenous cuisine at Biatüwi
Chile
- Hike the W Trek in Torres del Paine in Patagonia
- Explore the Atacama Desert
- Tour wineries in Casablanca Valley
- Visit Parque Metropolitano de Santiago
- See Santiago from above at the Gran Torre skyscraper observation deck
Colombia
- Visit the Walled City in Old Cartagena
- Taste exotic fruits in Medellin
- Explore the sand dunes of La Guajira
- Attend the Wayúu Cultural Festival in La Guajira to learn about the Wayúu tribe
- Attend the Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival
Ecuador
- Tour the lower Amazon from Tena and learn about the indigenous Kichwa people
- Hike up the Cotopaxi volcano
- Relax in hot springs in Baños
- See diverse wildlife in the Galapagos Islands
Guyana
- Attend the Mashramani festival
Peru
- Visit the Llanganuco lakes in Huarez
- Hike and see condors in the Colca Canyon
- Visit the National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History in Lima
- Explore the Inca ruins of Choquequirao
- Attend the Inti Raymi festival in Cusco during the summer solstice
Have already checked off:
- Trekked the four-day classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu ✔
- Explored the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu ✔
- Climbed Huayna Picchu ✔
- Toured Inca ruins of Qoricancha in Cusco ✔
- Visited the San Pedro Market in Cusco ✔
- Tasted chocolate at Museo Chocolate in Cusco ✔
- Pet cats in Parque Kennedy in Lima ✔
- Toured street art in the Barranco district of Lima ✔
- Ate churros in the Lima Historic Center ✔
- Drank pisco sours and chicha and ate guinea pig and lomo saltado ✔
Uruguay
- Visit Plaza Independencia in Montevideo
- See wildlife like llamas and capybaras in Parque Lecocq
Venezuela
- Explore the Sierra Nevada National Park
- Visit the National Pantheon where Simon Bolivar was buried in Caracas
- Eat local arepas