Rio is fabulous. Fly there and spend time seeing the sights, enjoying the beaches and the great food. Then head to Igazu Falls and spend a day there. (I took a bus for $8 that took 24 hours but you can fly for one hour). Next, head down to Beunos Aires and spend some time there tangoing. Then head over to Mendoza for some wine tours. Depending on your time, you can head up to Lima, Peru and spend a day there and then get to Macchu Picchu. On the way to Peru, there are some nice beach resorts in northern Chile if you want to do that first.

For a great selection of experiences in South America, to help you choose, check out World Reviewer's Best South American Experiences

Also, how do you intend to travel? They have a range of tours from specialist tour operators to choose from. You could also check out people like Viator.com if you want to book local trips based in location.

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