http://gosouthamerica.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com South America Travel GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-12T06:00:09Z Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/13/amazing-race-13-third-stop-la-paz-bolivia.htm Eleven teams began the competition for the prize of one million dollars, but are down to nine as two teams were eliminated at the pit stops in Salvador and Fortaleza,... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/13/amazing-race-13-third-stop-la-paz-bolivia.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:15:29 +0000 2008-10-13T16:15:29Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/12/photo-of-the-week-104.htm Valle de la Luna, or Moon Valley, near La Paz, isn't a valley at all, but a badlands of hills and rock eroded into fantastic shapes and deep gulleys. It... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/12/photo-of-the-week-104.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:00:09 +0000 2008-10-12T06:00:09Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/09/dia-de-la-raza-2.htm October 12 (or the nearest Monday to it) is traditionally commemorated throughout the Americas as the day Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. In English speaking countries, the day is celebrated... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/09/dia-de-la-raza-2.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:33:12 +0000 2008-10-09T14:33:12Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/06/amazing-race-13-second-stop-fortaleza-ceara-brazil.htm Beaches, dune buggies, fishing boats. miscommunication, self-aggrandizement and trickery mark the challenges the remaining ten teams of the Amazing Race face in achieving success, or not, in northeastern Brazil. Keep up... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/06/amazing-race-13-second-stop-fortaleza-ceara-brazil.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:20:05 +0000 2008-10-06T14:20:05Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/06/use-the-local-currency-when-traveling.htm Fordors advises travelers to Deal in local currency: "Before you charge something, ask the merchant whether or not he or she plans to do a dynamic currency conversion (DCC).... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/06/use-the-local-currency-when-traveling.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:23:46 +0000 2008-10-06T12:23:46Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/05/photo-of-the-week-106.htm This view of the Lost City of Machu Picchu, seen from Huayna Picchu, presents a different perspective on the terraces, scope and intricacy of the ruins. Note: Machu Picchu means... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/05/photo-of-the-week-106.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:00:40 +0000 2008-10-05T09:00:40Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/04/orinoco-indigenous-group-suffering-from-mysterious-disease.htm Death and distress on the Orinoco (BBC News): 'In Venezuela, a mysterious disease has killed nearly 40 people from indigenous river communities. In one village, 10% of the population... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/10/04/orinoco-indigenous-group-suffering-from-mysterious-disease.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:49:09 +0000 2008-10-04T21:49:09Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/30/258572.htm Chilean visitors spend over US$100 million a year in Tacna, Peru (Living in Peru): "Every year, Chilean citizens spend over one hundred million dollars in Tacna in medical services, Peruvian... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/30/258572.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:10 +0000 2008-09-30T06:00:10Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/30/be-ready-for-increased-torres-del-paine-security-measures.htm ... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/30/be-ready-for-increased-torres-del-paine-security-measures.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:01 +0000 2008-09-30T06:00:01Z http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/29/amazing-race-13-first-stop-salvador-bahia-brazil.htm The thirteenth season of the Amazing Race adventure reality show begins in world famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and jets off to its... http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/2008/09/29/amazing-race-13-first-stop-salvador-bahia-brazil.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:03 +0000 2008-09-29T18:20:03Z