Argentina - 2007
In July-August 2007, a fortnight after Drew was born (and after we visited him in Perth), we visited South America for our third time.
(59-days - Melbourne - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Iguassu Falls (Argentina and Brazil) - Buenos Aires - Salta -
Atacama Desert (Argentina and Chile) - Santiago - Quito (Ecuador) - Galapagos Islands - Quito - Bogata (Colombia) - Cartagena (Colombia)
- Bogata - Caracas (Venezuela) - Angel Falls (Venezuela) - Caracas - Santiago - Auckland - Melbourne)
We flew from Melbourne to Auckland (3.5 hours)
and then to Santiago in Chile (12 hours) with LAN Chile.
After 4 hours at Santiago airport we flew to Buenos Aires.
After 5 nights in Buenos Aires we flew to Iguassu Falls and crossed into Brazil.
We stayed at the Hotel Tropical Das Cataratas where we met Ben and Crystal.
They had been travelling the world for a long time and they travelled here from northern Brazil.
We travelled with them back into Argentina, staying 2 nights at the Sheraton Hotel in the Iguassu Falls National Park.
After our great time at Iguassu we flew to Buenos Aires for a night.
After that we had a flight to Salta in northern Argentina.
From Salta we had an 8 hour bus trip crossing the Andes from Salta in Argentina to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.
After 2 nights in the Atacama Desert in Chile before we travelled by bus to Calama.
The next day we flew to Santiago to continue our 2007 South American adventures.
In July-August 2007, a fortnight after Drew was born (and after we visited him in Perth), we visited South America for our third time.
(59-days - Melbourne - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Iguassu Falls (Argentina and Brazil) - Buenos Aires - Salta -
Atacama Desert (Argentina and Chile) - Santiago - Quito (Ecuador) - Galapagos Islands - Quito - Bogata (Colombia) - Cartagena (Colombia)
- Bogata - Caracas (Venezuela) - Angel Falls (Venezuela) - Caracas - Santiago - Auckland - Melbourne)
We flew from Melbourne to Auckland (3.5 hours)
and then to Santiago in Chile (12 hours) with LAN Chile.
After 4 hours at Santiago airport we flew to Buenos Aires.
After 5 nights in Buenos Aires we flew to Iguassu Falls and crossed into Brazil.
We stayed at the Hotel Tropical Das Cataratas where we met Ben and Crystal.
They had been travelling the world for a long time and they travelled here from northern Brazil.
We travelled with them back into Argentina, staying 2 nights at the Sheraton Hotel in the Iguassu Falls National Park.
After our great time at Iguassu we flew to Buenos Aires for a night.
After that we had a flight to Salta in northern Argentina.
From Salta we had an 8 hour bus trip crossing the Andes from Salta in Argentina to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.
After 2 nights in the Atacama Desert in Chile before we travelled by bus to Calama.
The next day we flew to Santiago to continue our 2007 South American adventures.
