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Buenos Aires
It's called the "Paris of the South" and Buenos Aires does flaunt its European heritage. One of the pleasures of this cosmopolitan city is simply absorbing its charm and flavour, from Parisian-style cafés to the popular tango clubs. Enjoy a romantic walk through one of the city's many pristine parks or along its wide boulevards. (View current weather)

Manaus
Travel down the mighty Amazon to where the black waters of the Rio Negro mix with the tan waters of the Solimoes and you'll find Manaus. This port in the heart of the rain forest was the world's wealthiest city for one brief shining moment. It ended abruptly once rubber was cultivated successfully elsewhere. Today, it is a duty-free zone with an electronics trade. Yet the great Amazonian forest lies just beyond, promising adventure. (View current weather)

Montevideo
Uruguay is nestled between the continent's two giants, Brazil and Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city, is located at Uruguay's southernmost point on the Rio de la Plata. A charming city made up of 19th century Beaux Arts buildings, parks and historic monuments. (View current weather)

Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas lies atop rolling hills, looking out over the Strait of Magellan. In the days before the Panama Canal, this was a major port as ships plied the waters of Cape Horn. Punta Arenas remains a prosperous town today, thanks to its rich natural resources. The city is also the gateway to Chilean Patagonia, a maze of fjords, rivers, steppes and mountains to the north. (View current weather)

Quito
The small port of Manta is the gateway to Ecuador and its capital, Quito, the second highest capital in the world. A small nation the size of the United Kingdom, Ecuador has one of the world's most varied terrains incorporating the Galapagos to the west and to the east, the Andes. The city, apart from its unique position right by the equator, boasts superb Baroque colonial architecture. (View current weather)

Rio de Janeiro
Founded in the early 16th century, Rio was once the capital of Brazil and it remains the nation's cultural and spiritual centre. Rio's symbol is the 125-foot tall statue of Christ on Corcovado Mountain who embraces the city and beautiful Copacabana beach below with his open arms. Sugarloaf Mountain is the second of Rio’s dramatic peaks and offers incredible views of the coastline. (View current weather)

Santarem
Lying 500 miles upriver, near the Amazon's confluence with the clear blue waters of the Rio Tapajos, Santarem has been a major river port since the glory days of the 19th century rubber boom. Covering an area of some 15,000 square miles, this bustling commercial centre is the third-largest city in the Brazilian Amazon with a population over 200,000. (View current weather)

Valparaiso (Santiago)
Founded in 1536, Valparaíso is Chile's oldest city. It is also the gateway to Chile's central valley and the capital of Santiago. With a population of over five million people, Santiago sprawls at the feet of the snow-capped Andes. (View current weather)