Backpacking route
Backpacking South America Route: 3-Month Classic
The Gringo Trail, Colombia + Peru + Bolivia + Chile + Argentina + Brazil. 3 months minimum. Here’s the classic route.
Week 1-2: Colombia
Cartagena (3 nights) + Medellín (5 nights) + Bogotá (3 nights) + Tayrona/coffee region.
Week 3-5: Ecuador + Peru
Optional Ecuador (Quito + Galapagos, 7-10 days). Then Lima → Cusco/Sacred Valley (1 week) → Machu Picchu.
Week 6-7: Bolivia
La Paz + Uyuni salt flats (3-day tour) + Lake Titicaca.
Week 8-10: Chile + Argentina
San Pedro de Atacama + cross to Salta → Buenos Aires (1 week) → Iguazu Falls.
Week 11-12: Patagonia + Brazil
Bariloche or Torres del Paine (1 week) + flight to Rio (1 week).