Best Highlights Destinations in Latin America

31 city guides · 3-day highlights itineraries

3-day city guides covering the essential highlights every visitor should experience.

Latin America
🇵🇾 Paraguay

Asuncion

South America's most overlooked capital — colonial streets, asado, and tereré by the river…

Latin America
🇨🇴 Colombia

Barranquilla

The UNESCO Carnival (the world's second-largest after Rio: 1.5 million participants, 4 days, the mar…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Belo Horizonte

The most underrated major city in Brazil: the Oscar Niemeyer Pampulha Complex (UNESCO 2016 — Niemeye…

Latin America
🇨🇴 Colombia

Bogota

The 2,600m capital that reinvented itself: the world's largest pre-Columbian gold collection, 1.5 mi…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Brasilia

The only planned capital designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the entire city: 1987). Oscar Niem…

Latin America
🇦🇷 Argentina

Buenos Aires

The world's finest steak at midnight, tango in a converted warehouse, Evita's tomb and Boca Juniors …

Latin America
🇨🇴 Colombia

Cali

Colombia's salsa capital — salsotecas until dawn, Cristo Rey, and the world's best caleña footwork…

Latin America
🇻🇪 Venezuela

Caracas

El Ávila cable car, kinetic art at MACCSI, the UNESCO university campus and Venezuelan food culture…

Latin America
🇨🇴 Colombia

Cartagena

The walled Ciudad Amurallada (UNESCO: 11km of walls built 1586–1796 — the most perfectly preserved S…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Curitiba

Brazil's urban planning marvel — Niemeyer's Eye, a wire opera house, and the world's first BRT…

Latin America
🇵🇪 Peru

Cusco

The heart of the Inca Empire: the Qorikancha (the most sacred Inca building — once gold-covered), Sa…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Fortaleza, Brazil

Forró dancing, Canoa Quebrada red cliffs, Jericoacoara dunes and fresh lobster…

Latin America
🇪🇨 Ecuador

Guayaquil

Ecuador's Pacific city — iguanas, murals, ceviche, and the gateway to the Galápagos…

Latin America
🇧🇴 Bolivia

La Paz

The world's highest capital — Witches' Market, Cholitas wrestling, Death Road cycling, and the Tiwan…

Latin America
🇵🇪 Peru

Lima

The food capital of the Americas: ceviche invented here, three World's 50 Best restaurants simultane…

Latin America
🇦🇷 Argentina

Mar Del Plata

Argentina's Atlantic Riviera…

Latin America
🇻🇪 Venezuela

Maracaibo

Lightning Capital of the World…

Latin America
🇨🇴 Colombia

Medellin

Urban Transformation & Eternal Spring…

Latin America
🇺🇾 Uruguay

Montevideo

South America's Most Liveable Capital…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Porto Alegre

Brazil's South: Gaúcho Churrasco, German Alps & Italian Wine Valley…

Latin America
🇨🇱 Chile

Punta Arenas

World's Southern City: 150,000 Penguins, Magellan Strait & Patagonian Lamb…

Latin America
🇺🇾 Uruguay

Punta Del Este

South America's Most Glamorous Resort: Hand in the Sand, Cliff Palace & José Ignacio…

Latin America
🇪🇨 Ecuador

Quito

The Americas' Best-Preserved Colonial Capital: 7 Tonnes of Gold Leaf, the Equator & Cotopaxi…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Recife

Brazilian Venice: 1636 Oldest Americas Synagogue, Frevo UNESCO Carnival & Dutch Colonial History…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer at sunrise, Sugarloaf, Copacabana, caipirinha in Lapa and the world's greatest s…

Latin America
🇦🇷 Argentina

Rosario

Pampas Capital: Flag Monument, Che Guevara, Messi's Club & Paraná River Delta…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Salvador

Brazil's African Soul: Pelourinho Baroque, Candomblé Ceremonies & Carnival Capital…

Latin America
🇨🇱 Chile

Santiago

Mercado Central seafood, the Andes panorama from Cerro San Cristóbal and Maipo Valley Carménère…

Latin America
🇧🇷 Brazil

Sao Paulo

The financial capital of Latin America: the red suspension bridge museum, the world's largest Japant…

Latin America
🇦🇷 Argentina

Ushuaia

End of the World, Beagle Channel Penguins, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Prison at 54°S & Gateway …

Latin America
🇨🇱 Chile

Valparaiso

UNESCO Hillside Cerros with Funicular Ascensores, South America's Best Street Art, Pablo Neruda's La…