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Embrace Latin America & Beyond 2012–2013 | Hotels • Sightseeing • Transfers & More Embrace Latin America & Beyond Contact your travel agent for reservations. Book your dream vacation Argentina 4 Brazil 6 Let Travel Bound® partner with your travel agent to give you Chile 8 the best possible vacation — tailored for you and your budget. We give you superior selection, prices, and availability. Peru 9 Flexibility is our hallmark! Travel on the dates you want. Ecuador & other 10 South American Destinations Book destinations throughout Latin America. Whether you’re planning a complex itinerary or a stay in one place, make the Central America 11 most of it. Book the perfect vacation with Travel Bound. 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(Luxury Collection) (26), Regal Pacific (27), Sheraton (28), Sheraton Libertador (29) See map below for hotel locations. 18 Buenos Aires RECOLETA 21 Plaza 11 Canada 22 24 AvenueCallao Plaza Fuerzo ESTACION RETIRO Aera Argentina RETIRO 28 19 AvenueSantaFe 25 26 15 1 5 CarlosPelligrini 7 AveCordoba AvenueCordoba 3 29 27 Parque CENTRO 6 Rachel Forner 2 12 Palacio de Justicia 23 RESERVA ECOLOGICA 8 AvLeandroN.Alem AveCorrientes DIQUE#4 AvenueCorrientes Plaza de 9 SAN Plaza La Republica Puerto 20 NICOLAS de Mayo 4 17 AvenueMadero 10 Casa Rosada Parque 13 AvenueCallao Colon 14 AvenuedeMayo Parque Plaza del Plaza de Las Plaza 1 DIQUE#3 Mujeres Congreso 16 Erjécito Argentino Argentinas de MayoBALVANERA Avenue9deJulio MONSERRAT Other destinations Cafayate El Calafate Iguazu 5-Star Hotels 3-Star Hotels National Park Patios de Cafayate El Quijote, Hosteria Meulen, 5-Star Hotels Rincon Del Calafate Sheraton Resort Cordoba 4-Star Hotels • Iguazu Falls 3-Star Hotels Esplendor, Parque • Iguazu Falls Argentina with Gran Aventura Safari Holiday Inn 5-Star Hotels 4-Star Hotels Casa Patagonica Los Sauces, Jujuy Amerian Park Design Suites 3-Star Hotels Mendoza 5-Star Hotels Iguazu Falls Howard Johnson Plaza Sheraton 3-Star Hotels 4-Star Hotels • Alta Garcia Cordon del Plata, Amerian Portal, Cataratas, Mar del Plata Internacional • Cordoba City Tour Esturion, La Aldea de la Selva • Jesuit Ranches Way 4-Star Hotels Lodge, Saint George Merit 4-Star Hotels • Villa Carlos Paz Aconcagua 5-Star Hotels 5-Star Hotels Iguazu Grand Resort Spa Sheraton 5-Star Hotels & Casino, Panoramic Diplomatic, InterContinental, Sheraton • Iguazu Falls • Iguazu Falls Argentina • Atuel Canyon with Gran Aventura Safari • Half-Day City Tour • High Mountain • High Mountain with Villavicencio • Wineries Tour 4 Night Circuit with Tango Dinner Show • Take an evening tour aboard an open-air bus, then end the night perfectly with a traditional Tango show and dinner (4 hrs). Opera Pampa • Take in this unique show about the early days of Argentina and its traditions (3 hrs). Tango Night with Show • Enjoy an evening at a traditional Argentinean folklore show featuring singing and tango dancing (3 hrs). Tigre Tour • Travel along the River Parana, enjoying fabulous views of residential areas. Includes a boat ride on rivers and channels of one of the world’s three deltas (4 hrs). Urban Biking: Porteno Nightlife • Step off the beaten path for this unconventional tour of Buenos Aires by bike. You’ll visit San Martin Square, Puerto Madero, Costanera Sur, San Telmo and Recoleta (4 hrs). Urban Biking:The North • Discover aspects of the Iguazu Falls north of Buenos Aires on this bike tour: the aristoc- racy, greenery and Palermo Soho (4.5 hrs). Urban Biking:The South • Step off the beaten path and tour Buenos Aires by bike.This route takes you to Puerto Madero, Costanera Sur boardwalk, San Telmo and Plaza de Mayo (4.5 hrs). Urban Biking:Tigre Delta with Kayak • On this tour, you’ll discover the gorgeous Tigre Delta by train, then bike ride through the North, and then go kayaking in the Delta (8 hrs). Esquina Carlos Gardel Tango Night • Experience classic Argentine nightlife at Abasto, a luxurious tango palace with extraordinary dancers (3 hrs). Contact your travel agent to book. Other hotel and sightseeing options are available in Buenos Aires, as well as transfers via private vehicle. Ushuaia Recoloa Cemetery, Buenos Aires Parana San Carlos Santa Fe 3-Star Hotels Bariloche 3-Star Hotels Howard Johnson Plaza 3-Star Hotels Holiday Inn Mayorazgo Carlos V Patagonia 4-Star Hotels Ushuaia Rio Cuarto Design Suites, Kenton Place, 3-Star Hotels 3-Star Hotels Nahuel Huapi, Nevada Hosteria Bella Vista, Howard Johnson Hotel Via Rondine & Casino 5-Star Hotels Alma del Lago, Charming 4-Star Hotels Luxury Lodge, Edelweiss, Cilene del Faro Suites & Spa, Rosario Panamericano Lennox 3-Star Hotels • Cathedral Mountain • Escondido & Fagnano Lakes Holiday Inn • Circuito Chico (Small Circuit) • Half-Day City Tour • Tierra del Fuego National Park: 4-Star Hotels Lapataia Esplendor Savoy, Pullman Villa San Miguel Salta 4-Star Hotels Crowne Plaza 3-Star Hotels Ghala Salta Other hotel options are available 4-Star Hotels in many of these cities. Casa Real, Design Suites, Gran Presidente 5-Star Hotels Sheraton 5 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3-Star Hotels Full-Day Angra dos Reis • Visit Angra dos Reis, the Atlantico Copacabana (1), Atlantico Praia (2), town in the heart of an archipelago with more Open-air cafes.
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