Catwalk Over the Iguazu falls - Brazil-Argentina (South America) JedyWednesday, October 08, 2014 0 comments

A  succession of tumbling cascades that form a foaming cauldren

Some 275 tumultuous waterfalls tumble over the cliffs at the border of Argentina and Brazil to form a foaming Cauldron below a series of terrifying precipices - a convergence point dubbed the Devil's Throat Gorge. It is said that Argentina provides the show and Brazil enjoys the view of the Iguaza Falls - and is true that the cascades are best viewed from the Brazilian panoramic catwalks. These magnificent vantage points are reached via paths that snake through jungle rich in butterfly and bird life. Visit in spring when the mist and foam cause an almost permanent rainbow adding extra magic to the jaw-dropping views.

More Info : Mexico Tourism , Argentine Department of Tourism

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Samba Schools at the Rio Carnival - Rio De Janerio,Brazil (South America) JedyMonday, October 06, 2014 0 comments

Flamboyant, sassy, ritzy and glitzy at the largest Carnival on Earth

Thousands of volunteers help to oil the wheels of the Rio Carnival, one of the wildest parties on earth. To ensure the dancing kings and queens of the Samba Schools can sway their way through the streets, teams of helpers prepare the procession, Got a flair for textiles and costumes? Then join the Samba School workshops for a full cultural immersion, from pressing glitzy costumes and painting multi-coloured floats to ensuring Rio's procession is at its vibrant best.

More info : Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools , Responsible Travel

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Carnaval de Barranquilla - Colombia (South America) JedySaturday, October 04, 2014 0 comments

Music-filled processions and dancing parades

The hedonistic Carnaval de Barranouilla is one of South America's most explosive festivals and the largest in Colombia. On Saturday, La Battala de Flores (Flower Battle) starts the celebrations in which symbolic bullets of war are replaced with the flowers of peace. Sunday sees thousands of costume-clad revealers join La Gran Parada (The Great Parade). The cavalcade features drum-beat dances and animal masks painted in black, red, white and yellow. On Monday, a 24-hour open-air concert of pumping Caribbean music dominates El Festival de Orquetas before the figurative burial of Joselito Carnaval on Tuesday. Joselito was, so the story goes, a hard-working Barranquilla coach driver who drank too much during Carnival one year. On seeing his slumped body, the merry-makers assume he is dead. They realize their mistake when they hear him snore, so decide to conduct a mock funeral cortege as a joke. Today crowds of 'mourners' cry over the death of the coachman. The re-enactment signifies the end of the carnival - when Barranquilla can finally get some sleep.

More info: Barranquilla Carnival

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Volcano Trekking - Nicaragua (South America) JedyWednesday, October 01, 2014 0 comments

As Nicaragua's dry season begins, the lush vegetation of the Cordillera Los Maribios springs to life allowing climber to trek this spiny volcanic ridge along emerald-green, bird-filled trails. This exhilarating full-on 60 km (38 miles) slog includes a string over 21 volcanoes ( some of which are still smoking). Trails traverse highland valleys, fumaroles and gnarled, twisted molten terrain of black sand, gravel and lava rock to 1,300 m (4300 ft) over Lake Managua's leafy shores.

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Sponge-diving - Isla Margarita, Venezuala (South America) JedyWednesday, October 01, 2014 0 comments

Dive in gin-clear, pristine water in Los Roques Archipelago National Park

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Hundreds of kilometres of Caribbean coastline provide Venezuela's prime diving spot with the palm-scattered Los Roques Archipelago National Park. Created in 1972, the 221 hectare ( 246 acre) park is located around 128 km (80 miles) from Caracas and contains one of the region's best-preserved barrier reefs. Shallow lagoons, thick mangrove forests and 350 islands and atolls lay in waters that offer exceptional visibility in January-February at up to 20 km (66 ft). To dive Los Roques is to experience a kaleidoscope of tropical fish and sponges with barracudas, snapper and grouper together with lurking stingrays on the sandy bottom.

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