No matter when or where you book a South America vacation rental, you'll find yourself on a remarkable continent with a vast and varied landscape. For those who love big city living, South America has plenty of thriving metropolises with world-renowned museums by day and bustling bars by night. Sandy ocean beaches, magnificent mountains, sprawling lakes, lush rainforests, and 1 of the most famous rivers in the world all beckon outdoor adventurers. Along the southern tip of the continent you'll find a drastically different landscape, complete with with towering glaciers and icebergs.
Peru's Inca Trail lets hikers take a walk in the clouds across the Andes mountain range, before ending at the abandoned Incan city of Machu Picchu. For thrilling water-based activities, take a jetboat ride near the mammoth Iguazu Falls, set along the border of Argentina and Brazil, or cool off with a swim in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. The Brazilian beaches of Rio de Janeiro are famous for sunbathing, soccer, and beach volleyball. If you're booking a South America vacation rental around the start of Lent, Carnaval celebrations across the continent provide all-night parties with parades, dancing, and music.
If you're visiting South America's tropical climates, such as the Amazon rainforest, dress for warm, humid weather as the daily temperature averages around 86 degrees and about 100 inches of rain falls each year. Some regions, like northwestern Argentina and the Atacama Desert, feature more varied climates, including warm summers, cold winters, and little rainfall. Make sure you pack a parka if you're visiting areas like Patagonia and the high Andes, where cold year-round climates include plenty of snow and temperatures well below freezing. Violent and biting winds whip through the barren landscape as well.
Some of the world's most majestic waterfalls are in South America, including Venezuela's Angel Falls, 1 of the world's highest waterfalls at over 3,200 feet. The watery landscape continues as the longest river in the world, the Amazon, snakes down the continent for 4,300-plus miles. Astoundingly, more than one-third of all known species in the world live in the Amazon and its surrounding forest, including howler monkeys, sloths, dart frogs, and jaguars. The majestic peaks of the Andes mountains, which run along the western edge of South America for about 4,300 miles, play host to roaming llamas and alpacas.
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