Central America can easily turn one off to Latin American capitals. Smog, poverty, dirt, and chaos prevail from San Salvador to Guatemala City, with the possible exception of Havana-esque Panama City. I’m glad we gave Latin American capitals another chance in South America. Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo, and now, La Paz, have all exceeded our expectations and are well worth a visit.
(note: this happened before the Salar de Uyuni trip, but got posted out of order - whoops).
So…that’s about it. We’re nearly done with our trip. We still need to write about some of the sites we saw in Peru/Bolivia but we’re back in Buenos Aires winding down and getting ready to head back to the motherland. We learned some things on this trip - just a few - and some of them might be useful to others who are thinking about heading out on a trip like this.
So…our top 10 tips for extended travelers and digital nomads:
