that's what goats say.: maio 2007

Foz do Iguaçu BR/Ciudad del Este PY/Puerto Iguazu AR
See: cataratas, ponte da amizade, três fronteiras – buy memory card
Sleep: Paudimar Albergue Rua Caibi, 201– Remanso Grande Telefone/Fax: 3529-6061 - Site: www.paudimar.com.br - E-mail: info@paudimar.com.br Apto: 39 / Suíte: 09 / Leitos: 153
Paudimar Falls Albergue Rua Antônio Raposo, 820 – Centro – CEP: 85.851-090 - Telefone: 3574-5503 / Fax: 3028-5503 - Site: www.paudimarfalls.com.br - E-mail: info@paudimarfalls.com.br - Apto: 07 / Suíte: 02 / Leitos: 45 R$ 21.00/person
Hostel El Güembé. El Urú 120, Puerto Iguazú. 03757-421035. info@elguembe.com.ar. Small, friendly and relaxed hostel, offering both shared and private rooms. tranquil green part of town, only 5 min. from the arg. bus terminal. (starting at US$6/night)

Bus Cid. Del Este – Assunção (PAR): 330-km /five hours /G50,000. ($10.4us)
N. S. Assunção (45) 3522-2060
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Paraguay: 1R = G2.500,00 ........ 1USD = G5.040,00
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See: calle palma (historic downtown), palacio de lopez (presdiental
palace), panteon de los heroes, iglesa la encarnacion, congresso nacional (mirrored exterior reflects slum)
Residencial Ambassador @ Montevideo 110, US$5/night
Eat: chipa (anise bread), carne asada, sopa paraguaya (cornbread)
Corrientes/ see ponte belgrano
Resistencia- Hotel Luxor a cheap hotel (23 pesos w/out breakfast) a few blocks from the plaza.
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San Salvador de Jujuy 1R = 1.59 pesos 1USD = 3.08 pesos
See: Quebrada de Humahuaca canyon
colonial city center: Cabildo and the cathedral
Sleep: Yok Wahi Hostel La Madrid 168 Tel: 422-9608 ($32 private room)
Casa de Barro, Otero 294 Tel: 422-9578
Cerro Azul, Cnel. Pastor s/n - Yala Tel: 492-2408
Vista del Parque, Dr Sabin 1103 B° Ciudad de Nieva Tel: 424-3070
Club Hostel, San Martin 155 Tel. 0388-423-7565
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San Pedro de Atacama 1R = 271 chilean pesos 1 USD = 525.5 cp
See: Salar de Atacama, Valle de la luna, Lagunas Altiplano, El Tatio (geyser)
Sleep: Hostale Florida Tocopilla 406, (56-55) 851021, desde $10.000 (USD 20) por hab. doble
Buses: salón-cama means 25 seats on a bus, semi-cama (ejecutivo) means 34 seats on a bus, and pullman means 44 seats on a bus.
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Calama, CL - train , take food + water!!
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Uyuni, BO 1R = 4.3bolivianos 1USD = 8.3 bo
12-15 hrs from la paz by bus, take bus to potosi, (30 bs) 6-7 hrs, then 3-4 more (20bs) to sucre (or 2.5hrs by taxi, 30bs)
world's largest salt flat: salar de uyuni, amazing. nothing to do in city. NO atms.
Hostal Sajama, Potosí 35, 693-3099. Cheap place with basic clean
rooms. Single with shared / private bathroom Bs.25 / Bs.40.
Hotel Avenida, Ferroviaria 11, 693-2078, clean and inexpensive in the town center, near tour operators. U$S 2-3, with bath U$S 5-6.
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Sucre, BO
historic downtown, surrounding villages, 2 hr tour of dino footprints (Cal Orkco), 30bs (the dino truck, corner of pl. 25 de mayo, 930am, 12noon, 2.30pm). famous tapestries.
Backbackers Sucre Hostel (also Hostal Cruz de Popayan), Calle Loa 881 esq Colón, located in a 17th century colonial house. It has all the services travellers want: laundry service, kitchen use, bookswap, half an hour free internet a day and breakfast included in the price.
Dormbed US$3.50 / Single US$4.50 / Double US$4.
Hostal Austria (opposite the busterminal), is a good and comfortable place if you're looking for something close to the busterminal. Single with shared bathroom Bs.35 / with private bathroom Bs60.
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Oruro, BO 3-4 hrs bus ride from la paz, bs15
mining town ... prehistoric sites 1 hr from city
Hotel Bernal, Av. Brasil 701 (next to the busterminal), +591 2
5279468. Cheap option if you're spending the night to grab a bus the next morning. The clean rooms have cable tv.
Alojamiento Rosen, 21 de Enero No. 240 (right across the street from the main entrance to the bus station), +591 2 5277833. Very basic, shared bath, no shower. Twins for Bs. 30.
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La Paz, BO
street markets, calle jaen, cocoa museum,
10 km from city! valle de la luna
la paz > yungas = world's most dangerous road
andean folk music: Marka Tambo/ Calle Jaen 710
restaurant: Utama, top floor of Plaza Hotel, Av. 16 de Julio 1789
(Prado). (typical, famous, cheap)
Hostal Austria, Calle Yanacocha 531, 235-1140. Very popular with backpackers , offering warm water, friendly staff and a central location. Singles Bs35, shared room Bs25.
El Solario, Calle Murillo 776. Another backpacker joint. Warm water, shared bathrooms, laundry service and OK staff. Singles Bs35, dormitory Bs25.
Loki Backpackers Hostel, Calle Loayza 420. Brand new hostel by the bona fide backpacking boys who brought you Loki Cusco and Loki Lima. Loki La Paz is set in the beautifully restored 100 year old hotel Viena and boasts the world´s highest Irish Bar. Services include real
duvets, comfortable beds, real hot showers, free breakfast, evening meals, free internet and Wifi, Tv room with DVDs and satelite ( for sports fans ). Prices start at 4US (32Bs) for a dorm.
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Lago Titicaca: traditional Taquile and floating Uros islands
Copacabana, BO
16bs, 3.5 hrs from la paz (have to take 1.50bs ferry then continue ride)
see cathedral, eat trucha, (trout from the lake), boat ride to Isla del Sol
Hospedaje Aroma, Jáuregui & Destacamento. Basic but seriously cheap. Try to get a room on the top floor, the views there are great. Price Bs.10.
Hostal Sonia, a 5-10 min walk from the main tourist drag. Cheap, but the terrible shower had us changing accomodations after one night. No hot water, and the shower was located in our tiny bathroom almost overtop of the sink. Trucks and buses cruise by at all hours, always
honking to make the turn around the hostel. Bs.50 for a room with double bed and private bathroom.
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Puno, PE 1R = 1.65 nuevo sol 1USD = 3.2ns
3.5 hrs from copacabana, 8 hrs to cuzco
go to Taquile and Uros islands, Sillustani Burial Towers
Hostal Los Uros, Theodóro Valcárcel N8 135, 051-352141. Clean and decent hotel close to the center. Popular with foreigners. A single with shared bathroom cost 20 soles. Ask for a discount in low-season.
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- Cusco: Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo e Pisác
>Boleto turistico
A boleto turistico is required for access to some of the sights in and
around Cuzco. It can be bought at the Oficina Ejecutiva del Comité
(OFEC), Av Sol 103, Cuzco, ph: 227 037.
There are three different kind of tickets:
* A full ticket (valid for ten days and for all sites), 70 soles;
* A student ticket (ISIC sudentcard required as proof), 35 Soles;
* A partial ticket, (only valid for one day and a limited number
of sites) 40 Soles.
The ticket gives access to the following sites in Cuzco: Santa
Cataline Monastry, Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporáneo, Museo Historico Regional, Museo del Sitio del Qoricancha, Museo de Arte Popular, Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo Danzas Folklórico and Monumento Pachacuteq. And around Cuzco: Sacsayhuamán, Qénqo, Pukapukara, Tambomachay, Chinchero and the ruins of Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Tipón and Pikillacta.
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Cusco
see: Plaza de armas, nearby San Bias area full of hostels.
Food/drink: Inca Kola & Chicha Morada, lomo saltado, aji de gallina,
papa rellena, sopa de zapallo, Mama Amerika/Afrika clubs and restaurants
Hospedaje Estrellita, Avenida Tullumayo 445, Cuzco. Shared double rooms surround a large concrete courtyard. There is a kitchen with a sociable commonroom with cable TV. A night cost 12 soles and includes a small breakfast. It's popular with gringos.
LOKI Backpackers Hostel, Cuesta Santa Ana #601, Centro Historico, Cuzco, ph: +51 (0) 84 243705 (email:[2]) [3]A new hostel set up by 4 backpackers in a 450 year old Peruvian national monument. Dorms from $6. Excellent evening menus served for ~$3, busy bar on weekend evenings, generally noisy place to stay, but loads of fun. Hot water with pressure in generally shared showers. If you like European-style hostels and want to meet young, hip travelers this is the place to be. Highly recommended. Note that it is far enough from Plaza de Armas
(and uphill) that you will want to take a taxi for 2 or 3 soles. The taxi driver may not know it by name, so give them the address. Make sure they drive down Cuesta Santa Ana rather than trying to drop you off at the top or the bottom of the hill, as it is a bit of a hike with your bags.
Casa Arco Iris , Calle Arco Iris 535, Barrio San Cristobal, Cuzco, ph: +51 (0) 84 247526. Set in a centuries old building, the friendly owners have only being running Casa Arco Iris since early 2006, so it is still a bit empty, making it very calm and quiet. Rooms from $4.
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Machu Picchu
get there by train for US$40, 4 hrs. (on the way back, get off at poroy and connect to cuzco.) entrance fee 119 soles. buy tickets in cuzco. can spend night in Aguas Calientes (but it's expensive). cheaper option: Sta Maria or Sta Theresa villages. get bus (or hike 8km) from AC. bring food and water. ignore instructions not to. best before 10am.
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Ollantaytambo
take bus from cuzco to Urubamba, then to here. on the way to aguas calientes.
see ruins, Look for houses with red plastic bags hanging outside on
posts. These houses are where locals go to drink Chicha, a local brew made out of corn.
El Albergue Ollantaytambo - A nice place with warm showers. The gringa proprietor, Wendy Weeks, has been living in Peru for 30 years.
Affordable prices, excellent food, English spoken.
Pakaritampu, just up the road from the railway station. Beautiful
garden. Restaurant and bar.
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Pisác
From Cuzco there are frequent buses leaving at Av. Tullumayo 207 (2 soles). 35 km away.
see inca ruins. (walk or take taxi, 10s). eat with the locals.
VOLTA Cuzco- Puno- La Paz
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Cochabamba
Flag down any beat-up looking Japanese compact car on the street, you can be sure it's a taxi. A fare within town should be Bs 5-6.
See: Cristo de la Concordia, La Cancha market (huge),
Eat: Sucremanta, 2 locations: Plaza 14 de Septiembre, and on the Prado. Dishes from Sucre, based on "grandmother's recipes". The Plaza branch, with live piano music on Sundays, is a great place for brunch. Try the hearty menudito (spicy stew). Drink chicha, fermented corn base beverage. The best is said to be from here.
Sleep: Hotel Los Angeles, Ave. Esteban Arze 345, (between Jordán and Sucre), 450-0800. Decent budget hotel in a good location. It competes with the Hotel Las Vegas across the street for the cheesiest norteamericano decor.
You can find many hotels and hostales close to the bus terminal, which is not too far from the center. Hostal Kanata, Ayacucho 941, is very close, has clean doubles for 60 Bs (20 Bs more for a TV), though a not too friendly staff.
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Sta. Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia (Trem da Morte) - Corumba (or plane to sampa)
Hotel Italia, Rene Moreno #167, Casilla 2535 - find cheaper place or couchsurf.

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