We have also listed each country's web site so you can see before hand if that web site has the country you are interested in - We have gone over all these sites and picked the best one and linked it under our "South America" heading -
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- 400+ Worldwide Travel Destinations --
 

Translations:
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-- Dictionary = http://www.yourdictionary.com/ -
 

The order of information on this web page:
1. General Information -
2. Embassies/Consulates/Tourist Offices in and outside South America - Visa Requirements - Shot Requirements - Medical Advisory
3. Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From South America -
4. Jet Lag - Transportation To/From and Within South America - Air Fares - Car Rentals - Hotel Reservations -
5. Travel Agents in South America -
6. English Spanish Translation Dictionaries - Currency -  Languages - Study -  Work - Volunteer - Credit Cards - Time in South America - Weather - Climate - Maps - Flag - Newspapers - Genealogy -
7. Accommodations - Packing Checklist/Packing Lite - Hotels - Bed & Breakfast - Hostels -
8. National Parks - Cycling/Biking - Hiking - Climbing - Diving - Caving - Volcanos - Cyber Cafes -
 

1. General Information:

South America Web Sites:
-- http://www.mundolatino.com/ -
-- http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/ -
-- http://www.latinworld.com/sur/ -
-- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/ -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/expatriate/countries.htm -
-- U Volunteer - http://www.uvolunteer.org/ - This information was Posted on Add Your Site Page - uVolunteer Latin America - Bolvia - Costa Rica - Ecuador - uVolunteer is an international organisation which arranges volunteer placements for individuals and groups wanting to contribute to the development of rural and urban communities in Latin America -

The links above have each country listed with good information and are not listed a second time below. The links below are specific to each country only -

South American Explorers - http://www.saexplorers.org/ - Non-Profit Club for Travel Information for South and Central America -
 

2. Embassies/Consulates/Tourist Offices in and outside South America - Visa Requirements - Shot Requirements - Medical Advisory -

Embassies in Other Countries Worldwide:
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm -
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm -

Visas -
-- http://projectvisa.com/ -

Country Tourist Offices Worldwide:
-- http://www.towd.com/ -
-- http://www.efn.org/~rick/tour/ -

Travel Advisories Worldwide:
-- By Canadian Government - http://www.international.gc.ca/ -
-- By USA Government - http://travel.state.gov/ - This is more of a safety status report on every country worldwide than it is a warnings report - Includes good with bad -
-- By Britian/England - http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel -

Medical Advisory:
-- http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ - all countries of the world - what to look out for - what shots you need - how to prevent medical problems before you leave and while in the country -
-- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/travel-links.html - A ton of Travel/Medical Information - Something of interest here for everyone -
-- http://www.who.int/countries/ - Countries - Diseases and Risks - News - Articles - Tools - Products - Insurance -

Shot Requirements:
-- http://www.tripprep.com - Health and climate issues - shot requirements and health issues in over 200+ countries.
-- Centers for Desease Control and Prevention - Requirements and recommendations about vaccinations, and country-specific health information - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ -
-- Travellers Medical And Vaccination Centre - Web Site:http://www.tmvc.com.au/- One of the largest providers of travel medicine services in the world, have designed a website to educate travellers on how to minimise health risks overseas -
-- MD Health - http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/ - Destinatioins - Infectious Deseases - Illness Prevention - Special Needs - Travel Health Clinics - Useful Links - Offline Resources - Email Health Alerts - Contact Us -
 

3. Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From South America -

Also See Individual Countries -

Telephone Codes:
-- http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm - Plus click on the Country and get their City Dialing Codes -
-- Country Dialing Codes - http://dial-a-code.com/ -Get City Codes too -

Long Distance To/From South America:
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/global_telephone.html - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm- Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -

How To Dial From One Country to Another -
-- http://kropla.com/howtocall.htm-
-- http://www.aglobalworld.com/cgi-local/codes.pl - Explains how to dial TO a specific country and FROM a specific country -
 

4. Jet Lag - Transportation To/From and Within South America - Air Fares - Airlines/Airports of South America - Car Rentals -

Latin Air Pass - http://www.latinpass.com/-

Jet Lag Cures -
-- National Sleep Foundation - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/activities/ - not really jet lag -
-- http://www.nojetlag.com/ - Jet lag - what is it? Jet lag - what causes it? Who gets jet lag? Techniques for reducing jet lag -
-- http://www.outsidein.co.uk/jetlag.htm - also click on " Do-it-Yourself Jet Lag calculator for your next journey " - 2/3rds down the page -

-- Packing Check List - /acc/checklst.htm- Before you go - Health care needs - Wash kit - Clothing - Some big basics - Miscellaneous - Extra Gear - Other -
-- Packing Lite - http://www.onebag.com/ - What to take - What to take it in - How to pack it -
-- Packing for a Trip -http://webfoot.com/travel/tips/pack.take.html - The number-one rule in  packing for a trip, unless you have hired several football players to carry your gear for you, is to pack lightly. Many good tips.
-- What To Pack - http://www.backpackeurope.com/tips/packing/ - Packing Philosophy - Packing List - Clothes for travel in fall/winter - Clothes for travel in the spring/summer - Travel Necessities - Optional Stuff - Packing Tips - Special Packing Advice for Female Travelers -
 

5. Travel Agents in South America -

See Individual Countries -

South American Countries/Cities - Argentina, Bogata, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Equador,French Guiana, Guyana, Margarita Island,Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela -

-- Assoc. of Special Fares Agents - http://www.specialfares.net/ -
 

6. English Spanish Translation Dictionaries - Currency -  Languages - Study -  Work - Volunteer - Credit Cards - Time in South America - Weather - Climate - Maps - Flag - Newspapers - Genealogy -
 

Forest/Rainforest Conservation Information - http://forests.org/ -

Languages/Translations/Fonts:
-- Languages Translation to Spanish - http://dictionaries.travlang.com/ - Afrikaan - German - Dutch - French - Italian - Danish - Swedish - Finish - Norweign - Portuguese - Frisian - Hungarian - Czech - Esperanto -
-- http://www.ethnologue.com/ -
-- Fonts - http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html -

Currency:
164 Currencies Converted in 4 languages - http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic - by far the most complete Currency site after reviewing 11 currency sites. Check it out and you'll be pleased as it converts both ways(your currency to another - another currency to yours) with just a click.

Study Abroad:
-- don Quijote - http://www.donquijote.org/ - Largest private organization in Europe offering Spanish courses in Spain - Why Spain? - Why Don Quijote? Spanish Courses - Accommodation - Activities - Price List - Free InfoPack - Enrollment - Schools in Barcelona - Granada - Madrid - Salamanca - Tenerife - Malaga - Latin America (Costa Rica - Guatemala - Cuernavaca & Cancun Mexico - Equador ) -
-- http://www.studyabroad.com/-
-- http://academic.studyabroad.com/ -
-- Study-Abroad Programs - http://studyabroad.nrcsa.com/ -
-- International Student Exchange - http://www.isep.org/ -
-- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - http://exchanges.state.gov/ -
-- http://www.ciee.org/ -
-- http://www.amerispan.com/ -

Transitions Abroad Magazine - http://www.transitionsabroad.com- one of the best Magazines available for International Study or Work or Travel information -

Global Volunteers:
-- Volunteer Organizations - http://www.workingabroad.com/organis/organis.htm -
-- Action Without Borders - http://www.idealist.org/ -
-- Global Volunteers - http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ -
-- Council on International Educational Exchange - http://www.ciee.org/ -
-- Peace Corps - http://www.peacecorps.gov/ -
-- Earth Watch - http://www.earthwatch.org/ -
-- UN Volunteers - http://www.unv.org/ -
-- Habitat for Humanity - http://www.habitat.org/intl/ -
-- http://www.TransitionsAbroad.com/resources/work/volunteer/index.shtml -
-- http://www.amerispan.com/ -

Work in South America:
Be sure to check the bulletin boards in the hostels -
Also check the Newspapers listed under the Newspaper Heading on this web page -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/jobs/overseas1.htm -
-- http://www.overseasjobs.com/ -
-- http://www.transitionsabroad.com/resources/work/index.shtml -

Newspapers -
-- "The Paper Boy - Delivering the World's Best Newspapers  to Your Desktop" - http://www.thepaperboy.com -
-- http://www.newspapers.com/ -
-- News & Media Online - http://www.escapeartist.com/media/media.htm-
 

Credit Card/ATM Locations:

-- American Express - http://travel.americanexpress.com/travel/personal/resources/tso/ - Offices Worldwide -
-- Visa -
----- http://www.visa.com/atms/ - Worldwide Locations -
-- Master Card - http://www.mastercard.com/atmlocator/index.jsp- ATM’s  Worldwide Locations -
-- Diners Club - http://www.dinersclub.com/ - Worldwide Offices -

Go Global - http://www.go-global.com/ - Global Weather - Time Zones - Distances - Dialing Codes - Power Voltage - Global Holidays -

Time:

Time in a Country:
-- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp -
-- http://www.timeticker.com/ - Lists Current Time and All Countries in that Time Zone -
-- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ -

Time between Two Cities:
-- http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/tt/1/ -
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/-

World Time Zone Map - http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm -

World Globe Time/Sunrise/Sunset - http://www.worldtime.com/- World globe showing current world daylight and night darkness -

Weather:

-- http://www.customweather.com/- 3 Day Forecast for Morning - Afternoon - Evening - Overnight -
-- http://www.weather.com/ - Enter City in Box for City - 3 Day and 10 Day Forecast -
-- http://www1.accuweather.com/- Click on World Forecast - Choose country - then choice of many many cities -

Climate:

-- http://www.worldclimate.com/ -

Maps:

-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/-
-- http://www.worldatlas.com/ -
-- Can Order Maps - http://www.omnimap.com/ -

Genealogy:
-- http://www.search-beat.com/asiaroots.htm-
-- http://www.genealogy.com/- Huge list of sources and web  sites to contact -
-- http://www.rootsweb.com/-
-- Jewish Geneology - http://www.jewishgen.org/ -
 

7. Accommodations - Packing Checklist/Packing Lite - Hotels - Bed & Breakfast - Hostels  -

- South America Countries / Cities Travel Vacations/Packages -
 

-- Packing Check List -  /acc/checklst.htm- Before you go - Health care needs - Wash kit - Clothing - Some big basics - Miscellaneous - Extra Gear - Other -
-- Packing List - http://www.eurotrip.com/practical/packing.html -
-- Packing Lite - http://www.oratory.com/travel/index.html- What to take - What to take it in - How to pack it -
-- Packing for a Trip - http://webfoot.com/travel/tips/pack.take.html - The number-one rule in  packing for a trip, unless you have hired several football players to carry your gear for you, is to pack lightly. Many good tips -
-- What To Pack - http://www.backpackeurope.com/whattopack.html - Packing Philosophy - Packing List - Clothes for travel in fall/winter - Clothes for travel in the spring/summer - Travel Necessities - Optional Stuff - Packing Tips - Special Packing Advice for Female Travelers -

Accommodations:
Accommodation/Tourist Information can be obtained at all airports and City Tourist Offices.

Hotels:
-- Hotel Bookings -
-- The Hotel Guide - http://www.hotelguide.com/ -
-- http://www.placestostay.com/ -
-- http://www.hotelstravel.com/hotels.html -
-- http://www.localhotels.com/ -

Hostels:
-- Hostels South America -
-- http://www.hihostels.com/- Argentina - Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - Uruguay -
-- http://www.hostels.com/en/s.america.html -
 

8. National Parks - Cycling/Biking- Hiking - Climbing - Diving - Caving - Volcanos - Cyber Cafes -
 

National Parks - http://www.world-national-parks.net/ -

Forest/Rainforest Conservation Information - http://forests.org/ -

Hiking:
-- /hiking.htm -

Cycling/Biking:
-- /cycling.htm -
-- http://www.ibike.org/ -

Diving:
-- http://www.travel-places.com/diving.htm -
-- http://www.diveguide.com/ -

Volcanos:
-- http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_country.html -
-- http://volcano.und.edu/ -

Caves of the World -
----- http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/DB/countries.html -
----- http://www.showcaves.com/english/misc/index.html -

Cyber Cafes in South America:
-- http://cybercaptive.com/ -
-- http://www.world66.com/netcafeguide -
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South America budget traveling information guides on this page is meant to provide the vacationer with most of the advice they need to have the most enjoyable trip possible - We have listed many web sites that have travel information to South American countries. We have also listed each country's web site so you can see before hand if that web site has the country you are interested in - We have gone over all these sites and picked the best one and linked it under our "South America" heading -