Also known as Latin America, South America is the wilder of the Americas and a continent of superlatives. It is nestled between the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and the South Atlantic Oceans. Some of the Latin American countries include Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela.

The world's biggest rainforest and second longest river (Amazon), the second highest mountain range (the Andes), remote islands ( Galapagos Islands, Easter Island and Fernando de Noronha), heavenly beaches (such as in Brazil's Northeastern region), wide deserts (Atacama), icy landscapes (Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego), the world's tallest waterfall (the 979m Angel Falls, in Venezuela) and one of the largest (Iguacu Falls), as well as several other breathtaking natural attractions.

Besides, the work of man has also left rare gems on the continent: ruins of ancient civilizations (Machu Picchu and other Inca cities; the Moais in Easter Island) share the continent with world-class metropolises ( Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro), outstanding modern architecture (Brasilia), the oldest rock paintings in the Americas (at the Serra da Capivara), strong African heritage (in Salvador Rio and Montevideo), genuine indigenous (Belem, Manaus, Cuzco, Lima, La Paz) and Eastern culture (São Paulo's enormous Japanese community), mingled with the fingerprints of Iberian colonizers. Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city and some of its biggest festivities, such as Rio's Carnival and Belem's Cirio de Nazaré are also part of this incredibly diverse and attractive continent.

Some of the gateways to Latin America are through the airports of Lima in Peru, Sao Paolo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina.