TRAVEL PROJECTS TRAVEL PROJECTS TRAVEL PROJECTS MUL GUA TI-COUNTR COST ARGENTINA COLOMBIA ECUADOR P TEMALA BOLIVIA MEXICO ANAMA BRAZIL T A CUBA OURS RICA PERU Y TRAVEL PROJECTS REGIONAL MAP Mexico Cuba Los Mochis San Jose Havana del Cabo Puerto MEXICO CITY Merida Cancun Vallarta Playa del Puebla Taxco Carmen Villa Hermosa Acapulco Oaxaca San Cristobal de las Casas COSTA RICA PANAMA Colombia BOGOTA Ecuador Galapagos Island QUITO Guayaquil Belem Leticia Manaus Cuenca Iquitos Tabatinga Fortaleza The team at Travel Projects is very excited with our Chiclayo range of products on this 2008 edition. With the Peru Natal Trujillo experience throughout the years and the feedback Brazil Recife Machu Picchu from our past clients we have compiled the most Sacred Valley interesting programs that combine all the Puerto Maldonado LIMA necessary elements to make your trip to this vast Paracas Cuzco Salvador Rurrenabaque continent an unforgettable one that will treasure Nazca Puno Bolivia Arequipa BRASILIA memories for many years to come. LA PAZ Santa Cruz Our two main multi-country tours are: The South Cuiaba Arica Oruro American Explorer and the Discover South Buzios Uyuni America; The first one will give you a good insight Calama Campo Rio de Janeiro Grande Parati San Pedro de Atacama Sao Pablo Easter Island Salta Iguazu Falls Chile Argentina Mendoza Valparaiso Colonia Punta del #D/#N Tour Heading SANTIAGO Este Montevideo Santa Cruz BUENOS AIRES Fact Finder Puella Bariocho Puerto Includes Montt Valdes Peninsula Balmaceda Not Included Chalten El Cafalete Combination Program Torres del Frankland Paine Islands Punta Independent Travel Arenas Ushuaia Facts for the Traveller Regions Average Minimum / Maximum Temperatures in °C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Buenos Aires 17/29 17/28 16/26 12/22 8/18 5/14 6/14 6/16 8/18 10/21 13/24 16/28 Cancun 19/27 20/28 22/29 23/30 25/31 26/32 26/33 25/33 25/32 24/31 22/29 21/28 Havana 16/25 16/26 17/27 19/29 21/30 22/31 22/31 22/31 22/30 22/29 21/28 17/26 COMPOSITION - DESIGN - COVER Lima 19/28 19/28 19/28 17/27 16/23 14/20 14/19 13/19 14/20 14/22 16/23 17/26 La Paz 06/16 06/16 06/17 05/17 04/17 01/16 01/17 01/17 02/17 03/18 04/19 05/18 Mexico City 06/19 07/29 08/24 11/25 12/26 12/24 12/23 12/23 11/23 10/21 08/20 06/20 Montevideo 17/29 17/28 16/26 12/2 2 08/18 05/1406 /1 4 06/16 08/18 10/21 13/24 16/28 Quito 08/22 08/22 08/21 07/21 08/21 09/2207 /2 2 07/23 07/23 08/22 07/22 08/21 Rio de Janeiro 23/29 23/29 22/28 21/2719 /2 5 18/24 17/24 18/24 18/24 19/25 20/26 22/28 greenlight.com.au Santiago 12/29 11/29 09/27 07/2 3 05/18 03/1403 /1 5 04/17 06/19 07/22 09/26 11/28 www.travelprojects.com.au of what South America has got to offer and for The other shorter tours can be added to the longer We look forward to show you the friendliness and those with limited time to visit, we have the ones, to give you a truly deeper knowledge of infectious “joie de vivre” of our people, the might Discover South America Tour that offers a good those remote, off the beaten track places that of our rivers and mountains, the countless choice of the highlights of the most popular make of our continent a unique destination. We are archaeological ruins, testimony of our great places. also conscious that it is not possible to include civilizations and the way of life in our Andean everything that South America has to offer in this markets, proof of an exciting living culture. Come Both can be taken as full independent tours with edition, so just give us a call or drop us a line and and experience our beloved Latin America with us. excellent, professional and dedicated local we will tailor make the right program to suit your bilingual guides and we will also operate them as needs and travel style. Hanna Shilo & Edgardo Garcia ESCORTED TOURS on four different departures Directors for each tour during 2008. LATINAMERICAN COMMENTS Mexico Ecuador cobble-stoned streets of picturesque colonial towns such as Ouro The country offers an incredible blend of white sand beaches in An exotic Coast along the Pacific, majestic Andean highlands, a Preto, Parati, Olinda, Sao Luis and Salvador or enjoy a relaxing Cancun and Playa del Carmen, craggy mountains that create mysterious Amazon jungle, and some enchanted islands - beach getaway in some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. impressive landscapes in the Copper Canyon, picturesque villages Galapagos-make up one country: Ecuador. Land of contrasts you Nothing compares to Brazil's coastline in the Northeast. steeped in tradition in Oaxaca, Queretaro; Monumental remains of shall never forget. the ancient cultures in Chichen Itza, Uxmal to name a few. A rich Argentina cuisine that varies throughout the country. Galapagos Islands The country of the large skies, an infinite land still mostly virgin The Galapagos Islands is an enchanted, volcanically formed offering supreme beauty in a high diversity of surprising outlooks: Guatemala archipelago 622 miles off of Ecuador's Pacific coast. The Galapagos desert, mountains, pampa, lakes, glaciers, falls and oceans. From Amongst the diverse attractions of Guatemala are: From the Spanish is a world unto itself composed of 13 major islands, six smaller ones the heat of the Tropic of Capricorn to the ice of the Antarctic Polar colonial splendor of Antigua to the volcano encircled Lake Atitlan, and over two score of islets that became Charles Darwin's living Circle, from the imposing summits of the Andes to the vast Atlantic from the colorful local Maya Market at Chichicastenango to the lush laboratory of evolution and inspired him to write The Origin of the Ocean, there is a great diversity of vegetation, fauna, climate and rainforest and famous ancient Maya Temple site of Tikal. Species after visiting the islands in 1835. more. Chile Costa Rica Peru Few places on earth have as rich a natural heritage as Peru. Its Chile is a beautiful and incredibly varied country - from the barren Is one of the biologically wealthiest nations in the world. From the Atacama Desert in the north to a winter wonderland in Patagonia in forested slopes of its volcanoes to the coral reefs off both coasts, archeological treasures are unearthed each day reflecting many of the oldest and some of the most cultured civilizations which existed the far south. It is Easter Island, mystical and indecipherable. It offers Costa Rica possesses an almost unfathomable diversity of flora and a unique combination of Pacific coastline and Andean highlands fauna in its numerous National Parks. long before Christ. The local cultures could fuse metals in a plating process before the new testament was written, tamed the llama and along with discoveries of distinctive cultures which have survived the irrigated crops more than 6,000 years ago. chasms of recent history and welcome visitors with open arms. Cuba Cuba has so much more to offer those who venture away from her Bolivia Easter Island beautiful white-sandy beaches; to the towns and Giant stone statues and tablets with indecipherable inscriptions, cities boasting Spanish colonial architecture and grand plazas, where The diversity of the topography is awesome: majestic, snow-capped peaks of the Andes mountains, lush and impenetrable jungles, around which a wide variety of theories have been woven, have made classic automobiles labour along streets and country roads, and the this island an absolute enigma. To visit it is to immerse oneself in a hip-swaying sounds of salsa music fill the night air. sweeping desert plains and broad fertile valleys. This ancient land is the home of the pre-incan Tiahuanaco ruins and the world famous unique world which is well worth getting to know. Lake Titicaca - the highest lake in the world. Colombia Vibrant cities with soaring skyscrapers, elegant port towns (Cartagena) cut by cobbled alleys and bougainvillea-shrouded Brazil balconies, spectacular national parks from tropical to heavenly-high- Explore the amazing Amazon Rainforest, home to the largest single alpine, cruise boats, party buses, late-night salsa dancing and reserve of biological organisms in the world, or journey to the world's glorious shopping. This is Colombia we're talking about! most extensive wetlands, the Pantanal, to observe the richest concentration of wildlife in South America. Step back in time on www.travelprojects.com.au BEFORE YOU GO We always like to make sure that our travelers are to join one of our tours in Quito, Cuzco, Juliaca (Lake Extra Services well prepared for their holiday. The information here is Titicaca) or La Paz. It can also affect some people when If you are planning to arrive before the starting date of to help answer some of your preliminary questions; they travel to higher altitudes by land, so take things easy your tour, we can arrange hotel accommodation and you will also find this information in your detailed whenever possible. There are drugs which can help transfers for you. If you are traveling alone, you must be itinerary of your trip. If you have queries on matters that alleviate the effects, please contact your doctor for prepared to pay the single supplement from any are not covered by our pre-departure information, professional advice.