South America - Top 3's and Numbers



Top Three’s
Moments
  1. Machu Picchu, Peru
  2. Tango, Le Catedral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  3. Corcovdo & Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hostels
  1. Chillhouse, Buenos Aires
  2. Cabana Copa, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Andes Hostel, Santiago
 
Breakfasts
  1. Backpackers House Hostel, Paraty
  2. Hotel Rwanda, Lima
  3. PataPata, Valparaiso
 
Meals
  1. Café Clasica y Moderna, Buenos Aires
  2. Casino Social J Cruz, Valparaiso
  3. Temperante, Rio de Janeiro
 
Backpackers
  1. Alex, Salt Flats
  2. Jaykar, Salt Flats
  3. Mia & Effy, Foz du Iguaçu & Rio de Janeiro
 
Desserts
  1. Chocolate Fudge Balls, Paraty
  2. Dylan, Buenos Aires
  3. Wayki Trek cake, somewhere near Machu Picchu
 
Drinking Holes
  1. Café Utopia, Santiago
  2. Beachside, Paraty
  3. Mr Hugo’s, Mendoza
 
Hostel Hosts
  1. Kevin, Cabana Copa, Rio de Janeiro
  2. Antoine, Chillhouse, Buenos Aires
  3. Matty, Che Legarto, Paraty
 
Snacks
  1. Saltenas, La Paz
  2. Empanadas, Look Bakery, Buenos Aires
  3. Coconut, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
 

If you ever go to...

Buenos Aires
Eat: At Clasica y Moderna
Drink: Anything at Café Tortioni
See: A tango night at Catedral
Do: Try as many ice-cream flavours as possible
 
Rio De Janeiro
Eat: All you can eat at Temperante
Drink: Açaí
See: A match at the Maracanã
Do: Drink the juice then eat the flesh of a coconut on Copacabana Beach
 
Santiago
Eat: Fish at Mercado Central
Drink: Pisco Sours at Café Utopia
See: The views from atop Cerro San Cristobal
Do: “Coffee” at Café Haiti'



Flights
Sydney – Auckland:                        2,203 km
Auckland – Santiago:                     9,689 km
Santiago – Lima:                            2,457 km
Lima – Cusco:                                574 km
La Paz – Santiago:                        1,895 km
Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo:        353 km
Sao Paulo – Santiago:                  2,590 km
Santiago – Auckland:                   9,689 km
Auckland – Sydney:                      2,203 km
Total kms                                       31,653 km
 
Buses  
Santiago – Valparaiso:                    132 km        (2.5hrs)
Valparaiso – Santiago:                    132 km        (2.5hrs)
Cusco – Puno:                                    388 km        (6hrs)
Puno – La Paz:                                   317 km        (6hrs)
La Paz – Uyuni:                                  537 km        (9hrs)
Uyuni – La Paz:                                  537 km        (10hrs)
Santiago – Mendoza:                      361 km        (5.5hrs)
Mendoza – Buenos Aires:             1,050 km        (14hrs)
Buenos Aires – Puerto Iguazu:    1,272 km        (19hrs)
Foz du Iguaçu – Sao Paulo:           1,076 km        (13hrs)
Sao Paulo – Paraty:                          279 km        (6.5hrs)
Paraty – Rio de Janeiro:                 254 km        (3.5hrs)
Rio de Janeiro – Buzios:                 168 km        (3hrs)
Buzios – Rio de Janeiro:                 168 km        (3.5hrs)
Total kms                                            6,671 km       (104hrs – over 4 full days)