Your videos are good. It's far better rather than any regular tourism videos, and every coin has 2 sides.. You don't only show good things about a country, but you're fair enough. Toast.
I've just returned back from the UK from a trip to Santiago and Buenos Aires and the coast of Chile and absolutely loved it. I was surprised how dry Chile was in this season and how different they are to argentinians in looks, personality, buildings and eating habits.
In Chile you wont get kiddnaped and the water is as ok as it is in the US, Plus, it's saftier then any major city in the US. Lot of prejudice here. Humidity is neither a problem, the weather in the centre is like southern europe, and in south like norther europe.
I know right? How different is Chile from other countries in South America! America (the continent) is beautiful and so different everywhere you go, I don't understand why Americans (the People from the US) talk of America as if it were just one country!
This is annoy for me, too. Really, I believe that is the reason because in many places are called "Green-go's" (gringos). Why the "gringos" took the name of "Americans"?... That is like rob a trademark, there was a continent called AMERICA before that they arrived to this side of the world. Well, I seem that the problem is maybe due to the name of "United States of America", there are many small countries (states) in a big country "United", and they take their lastname "America" to called himself with this lastname. Anyway, is so injurious for the others 500 millons people in the America Continent.
was heading that way a couple years ago, but plans changed and I ended up working in Portugal for the summer. hopefully I can get back down there, would like to show people that it is not as dangerous or scary as they think it is or it was back in the day
@@saintjustin4554 We would have already been, but covid canceled our planned trip. So it is still on our list of places to go, so we will get there eventually. Just not sure when
I think that mate was in Bariloche. good stuff, first time I had it I didn't know it had so much caffeine and after about 7 gords I was shaking :) it was pretty funny. all the best! love BA
The rainy season in Brazil will depend on where exactly your are going to. EG: in São Paulo it really rains a lot in January, but in the Northeast of the country it's not!
I cannot believe you didn't mention the #1 reason to love Latin America...it's gotta be the beautiful women!! Especially the women from Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela... they're gorgeous!
I've lived in Buenos Aires for the last 32 years (I'm originally from NYC, and I moved here when I finished college in 1982). I can honestly say that I know this city very well, so I'm puzzled by some of your comments. For one thing, the tap water is safe! And I should know: I've been drinking it for three decades. Then what's this about the rainy season? There is no dry season or rainy season in this part of the world, but just your regular four seasons. What do you mean when you say you've "lived" in Buenos Aires? Did you stay in Buenos Aires for more than a few weeks? I wonder.
+nohaylamujer well, he is talking about the whole of latin america which is quite large. In Brazil there's times the beaches won't be so nice and happy because it's rain/cold season
+fugooglestupid not really. he mentions a "rainy season" in Buenos Aires in December at 5:12. No such thing as rainy or dry season in this part of the world.
this is why the idea of latin america is so dumb, all the countries are so different, he has the typical american mentality of grouping al the countries in one basket :( WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON
thank you, that is a really nice comment. I have only been to Tunisia in Africa. we were planning on seeing some world cup games in 2010, but that damn day job thing got in the way. so hopefully in the future we will be heading there again
If the water in Latin America is so unsafe how come millions of people even children are abel to drink it? You comment is very ignorant. Many Latin American countries are very developed and have clean drinkable water; specially in the cities.
actually :) we may be in Estonia next summer. one of my best friends is getting married in Lithuania so we are going to spend a few weeks in the Baltics. I used to live in Lithuania nad worked in Tallin a few times. I always had fun, but the drunk finns were a bit annoying
however if you are going to a club you may want to dress up. Colombians dress up pretty well and consider it a mark of good upbringing. If you go to a more modern city in medellin (where fashion is really the thing) it's good to pay attention to the people who go to clubs... if you are in some back water town that's different. btw come to colombia we have something similar to machu pichu in the lost city. It's relatively unknown to tourists. contact me on the weekend so I can look it up for you.
When are you going to come back to Argentina? I'm here until April, been here 3 times before, never a problem with the water (Venezuela yeah, parasite for a week). Let me add some nuances to the top 5's here in the context of Argentina from a view on 9 de julio where I can see the "Estados Unidos" bus station. "Hates" 1) Getting Robbed / Research / Sunblock / Mosquitos (Can't say you don't pack in the content, but the generalities you cast over a whole continent, you might as well be saying Canada is like Mexico because we're all part of the same continent). Sometimes you get robbed, it just happens, it can also be a numbers game. I'm from MN and I'd rather come here than Chicago, New York City, Miami or Los Angeles because I think you'll get robbed far more often there than in Argentina. But I've been all over the place and Buenos Aires is my home away from home and if I want to take a walk I don't care so much about what direction I head in. Research is worth doing, for cultural reasons. Sun block, yeah during the summer in BA the UV goes above 10, I didn't even know that was a thing but I've seen UVI 11 plenty this time of year. Mosquitos I'm surprised aren't worse, only time they were an issue is when I left my window open in my hotel when I was staying on 9 de julio at 5 star (word to the wise, stars don't = quality of internet, 1 router for the whole place + mosquitos). Only once in the month since I've been here have I swatted at the buggers and that's because I was hanging out in a park away from where tourists go. But all over, don't be surprised to see stray cats and dogs. 2) Public Transport / Distance Between Cities Personally I wish that my state had the transport systems in place that Buenos Aires has. You have the subway, bus, by currency taxi's aren't a bad option and they have airports!. If you're concerned about time, take a plane. If you're well to do taking the bus, most of the trips (domestic) are an over night thing. From Buenos Aires to Mendoza (from the east end border to the west), 12 hours straight west, and it's an overnight. But if I wanted to bus from Buenos Aires to the border of Colombia and Venezuela, it's 8 days. You basically take the route from the motorcycle diaries. In the end it's your itinerary, do your homework. It shouldn't be a reason to hate Latin America. 3) Language I think this is a virtue, I'm learning because I want to learn. Where there's a will there's a way. Or you can always lean on the people at your hostel/hotel I don't have any doubt that would work, you'd just be where all the tourist are. (Go to Recoleta Cemetery after lunch and you'll here English) To me the problem was that anybody would try to be as accommodating and in a way it steals the opportunity to fail forward, but you can make it either way it shouldn't be a deterrent. You get what you put into it. 4) Lack of Tourism Structure When were you here?! Maybe you've been jaded by covering Europe so much... I've seen them, I finally searched on your channel and this video was the most relevant. 5) Weather UV Index is 10+ during the summer. Que sera Next time the subte floods I'll let you know. By the way, you can drink the water in Buenos Aires. When were you here? --- The Loves 1) The people They're exceptional, when they're friends, they're friends buddy and it's absolutely worth it to hold up your end to know something about their language because you will learn so much in ways you couldn't even imagine. 2) Natural wonders They're all over just like anywhere else, but you have to get outside of the city. As enthralling as it is. 3) Not overrun with tourists Depends on a lot of factors... Like if I would have stayed at a hostel on Florida many of my friends would be tourists. You reap what you sow. If you hang out in the tourism scene, then yeah you're going have a different experience here because the tourism industry isn't lacking here. It's not like that here where you're painting it as there's no infrastructure, thus no tourism, so it's not overrun with them. 4) Historic sights Really? Out of all of Latin America the first one worth mentioning is Colonia? Colonia is a day trip, if you scheduled a week there you would be bored to tears. On the other hand, they do rent scooters, 4x4, etc that you can use to zip along the coast and the roads which to me was a great time. But I may have to spend a week there coming up and I'm not all that thrilled it's going to be that long. In my opinion I think Argentina has one of the wildest histories, stranger than any fiction I've ever read. It's in the culture, on the signs, in the cemeteries, it's everywhere. You won't get anything like Mayan history here though, but probably be able to form your own Masonic puzzle to feel like you're in the Da Vinci Code. They kinda went USA on the native american population here. I hear it was Roca's idea, the person on the old version of the 100 peso bill oddly enough. 5) Laid back and relaxed atmosphere I think there's some truth to the idea that the further you get away from the equator the more you have to prepare for the change in seasons. YMMV on this one because part of a relaxed atmosphere is you. ---- woltersworld Maybe you should spend more time here because it's like you went to Pheonix and paint the idea that it's that way in New York City. I find that irresponsible like you really don't care what people come away with before deciding on a place to go in Latin America. Countries are different here like anywhere else... I reckon some of my distaste for this episode stems from the idea that it could have been scenario where if I would have seen this while making a decision, maybe I wouldn't have come here. Don't mean to be an SOB about this, but god damn if I were the director of tourism here I'd be outraged by how you can lump everyone into the hate. As a subscriber I honestly wonder now about how the accurate the rest of your videos are because I have an idea of how it goes here and god damnit it doesn't shore up with this video.
***** well Ryan these are my interpretations from living around the world for a couple decades so my perspective will be different than others. Not every tourist wants to be fluent in Spanish and not every tourists realizes that there is a reason why you see a lot of police in certain cities. I try and help the best way I can and I do not expect everyone to agree with my point of view. Just as I don't agree with all of your points of view. The larger videos like "latin america' or "USA" love and hates are very much more generalized than the country or city specific videos as I am covering a much larger area therefore it is more of a very top level overview and then we have the city/country videos for more specifics. I wish you a great time in Buenos Aires. I loved living there. A fun place with excellent public transport but not the safest city in the world either so loves and hates abound :) great travels to you and keep having fun in BA!
Have you guys been to chilé? Im looking into going to that country mainly because ive HEARD its more modern and developed and allegedly safer when it comes to water and other things (obviously no matter where you go you have to smart regardless) and more on par with the US where im from. I know it is more expensive but los angeles is all ive ever really known so i think it wont be such a big deal for me to miss out on other cheaper and great countries there. Also i know its very beautiful and some sites remind people of northern europe which is way out of my price range and comfort zone. Just wondering your thoughts and also anyone elses input is appreciated too
+ImTotallySummer I lived in Santiago chile for a bit. standard of living is pretty modern, RELATIVELY safe, lots of people, lots of cute girls (though they tend to be a bit more closed off'ish)
+Butternut squash thats weird to me that people bring up womem like theyre tourist attractions to visit the country, especially since theres beautiful and ugly in every country. thats just so weird not used to that where im from and i consider where in from pretty sexist. youre not the first person to say that and it blows my mind that hooking up with women is a reason to travel... i see it kinda like if youre not hooking up in your own country, youre not gonna be hooking up with other girls in a diff country either
hence why I said it was a generalization. I do the same thing with Europe and north America. certain things hold relatively true. And I did not say it was one homogenous, group... but again some of the issues do hold true throughout the region.
Hey Wolter I am learning spanish because I want to drive in all spanish speaking countries in Latin america from northern Mexico to south Chile. I want to know if it's possible or is it too dangerous?
jorgito tolete Can you tell me which countries should i avoid? because i don't want trouble when i travel in Latin America, by the way thanks for your reply.
Rames Schbib unfortunately many Latin American countries are extremely dangerous, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, try to travel during the day and not at night, go with a couple friends, I do not advise you go alone, also you need a little luck. Good luck with your trip.
jorgito tolete Thank you if these countries you mentioned aren't safe enough then it's better to avoid them maybe I'll just travel to Argentina, Chile and Peru in the future.
Another thing you have to worry about is corrupt police, militars and transit guards. Everytime you cross a border of some state or country you will face them and some of them can be nasty in the sense that they will try to get a bribe from you if you look gringo or foreigner. The levels of corruption varies a lot from country to country and from state to state. Central american countries are probably the worst, and here in Venezuela for instance, people is aware that many police officers are just criminals with uniform.
Some things you need to get to know a little more about the places in Latin America... Brazil for example there are some places you can drink water from the tap... Like half of Brazil.
the only point that is negative that Costa Rica has is the distance between cities but we are totally ok with the security, you can drink water with no problem and most of the ppl speak english...
Very detailed and informative all times But where is the Cuba video? I really want to hear what you say about cuba. Dont tell me you never travelled there :p
Did you say the sun is extremely hot in Latin America??? I am sorry but that is a generalization and lack of knowledge of our continent. Of course that is true in the Caribbean countries but most Latin American capitals are far from have hot temperatures most part of the year.
i have loved visiting countries in central america! He is right, if you know some Spanish it will make a HUGE difference in connecting with people and especially when navigating the bus systems. Hoping to take another trip to Latin America soon :)
Hello! Ur video is amazing! Congratulations! But from the 4th thing part of the video, the first church u show is actually from Olinda - PE, not Minas Gerais! :)
I saw you drinking Mate there! do you like it?? i'm drinking mate right now hehehe What a great video! like always, so informative and fun! Besos desde Buenos Aires!!
David Fedeczko hello, it depends which part of mexico you are going to visit, i live in Quintana Roo (south, near Cancun) and here rainy season (and also hurricane season) is from may to october, in November there are not so many rains, but still u can get some because in this area rains mostly the whole year, also in November maybe it's not so warm as if you come in summer (or spring), for example right now we are over 30°C and the humidity makes it worse. The weather is similar in the yucatan peninsula. For other parts of Mexico i cannot help you much, but i think this is the area that it rains the most. Greetings and i hope you enjoy your trip!
I'v been to mexico like monterrey and cozumel mexico city trust me in monterrey you have to learn spanish because nobody speaks english good thing i speak spanish my mom being from cuba my dad from venezuela
I want to find a beautiful place in Latin America to study Spanish for a few weeks, but am having a hard time deciding where to go. Can you recommend somewhere?
senorwonderful Costa Rica is pretty safe and has classes. I actually took classes in Buenos Aires and loved it. was not too expensive nad some of the schools actually will help you arrange accomodation
woltersworld Thank you. I appreciate it. I was considering either Costa rica or Chile. I want to find a beautiful beach community and enroll in a class.
If you want to be understood by everyone you should consider Mexico or Peru because that is sort of the formal Spanish, if you want to have a sexy Spanish accent you should consider to study in Colombia or Central America and if you would like sound more attractive you should consider Argentina or Uruguay :)
I don't know if this would be classified as a praise or a complaint, but after I watch each of your videos, I definitely don't want to visit that place. Except for maybe the England video. I like your videos and find them informative. Thanks.
Lo del mate fue en Bariloche, fijate el cartel del ACA atrás y el mapa, ;-) Besides, our mate is not for everyone, hahaha. It´s very strong for people not used to it, ;-)
Don't wear expensive clothing? You do know that not everyone in LA is poor,right? There are billionaires,millionaires & a middle class does exist. If you're in the poor areas,no shit. In the US if a tourist were to get lost in a non touristy area where the gov doesn't invest any money, you'd probably get robbed too. Common sense. No clean water except ANYWHERE,except bottled? Ha! My LA friends would have a good laugh at that comment. Some areas lack clean water yes,but to pretend that nowhere
I like your videos, but pretty much all of this is incorrect. You seem to be talking about Central America, and not so much Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Peru as noted below. You should probably visit more before generalising based on Mexico/Guatemala.
Hey Wolter, I think you should try a weight loss experiment. I think you'd be happy you did. You'll have more energy too. I personally just lost 40 pounds in 5 months and still ate tons of tasty stuff. I just think everybody should stay healthy. Just in case you haven't considered it. Love your videos btw thanks!
I live in Argentina and I've never heard of a "rainy season" nor a "dry season", it's fall, winter, spring, and summer. But I agree with the rest of the things you say
+Martin Kriletich Yeah, but Argentina is kind of an exception to the rule, just like Chile. Argentina and Chile are the southernmost countries of the continent, so they're usually colder and we have a more template weather. And the sun is not a big deal either, except in the north. I'm from Argentina too and it can get very cold in winter.
I'm from south-central Chile and the precautions you should take regarding weather coming here are the same you should take going to like... France... only the year is upside down because southern hemisphere.
You mean well, but you make a couple of very inaccurate statements. For instance, you say water can't be drunk anywhere; that is clearly not true, in some big cities (for instance in Argentina), tab water is ok. Also you talk about rainy season and provide Buenos Aires as an example. That is not correct. Rainy season can be an issue in the Amazon, but summer in Buenos Aires is not more rainy than summer in New York. You may have gotten a rainy December, but that is not necessarily the average. Then, the sunblocks, come on, you can buy the big brands in South America as well and they work just fine. Again, you mean well, but make some untrue generalizations.
SpaceCowboy not everywhere, you can drink the water in many places but where many tourists are going it is important to realize that water quality is an issue. And I stand by my sunblock reference :) being a pasty guy from the north... I burn just thinking about the sun ;) thanks for watching!
Often the local people have built up immunities to what is in the water that tourists do not have. It may well be safe for them but not for the occasional tourist.
John Doe No, buddy, I'm talking about good drinking water, by any reasonable standard. Any big city in Argentina has good water coming from the faucets, it's not a matter of immunity. Sanitary conditions and water availability might be bad in some countries, but not in all. Latin America is a big region, with 20 countries and there are big differences between them. That's why I said the statement was an inaccurate generalization.
SpaceCowboy I did not get the idea from him that he was saying there was absolutely no safe drinking water in any city. I'm sure there are some, but how does one know which? And do you have proof that people do not get sick from different waters due to immunity issues or are you just saying that as an opinion?
"If the locals are drinking the tap water without ill effect, there is no known occurrence of giardiasis, and you are going to be staying in one location for four weeks or more, you may want to drink the water to allow your body time to acquire some of the local microbes. Start slowly and let your body adapt." www.independenttraveler.com/travel-tips/safety-and-health/drinking-water-safety
+woltersworld we really want to see if we can become refugees in Uraguay. How are they at taking in people? Do we need a passport for all the countries? We can get them, but it may take a while.
They are friendly in all of South America. You might find language problem is Paraguay because most speak Aymara which is a native language. They do speak Castellano/Spanish but they don't prefer it. I know Ecuador doesn't need a visa, you can stay up to 3 months without one.
Man, I'm sorry but you talk about Latin America as if it was a little country. Brazil alone is almost as big as the whole European continent. A single medium Brazilian state as Minas Gerais is bigger than France and by the way: Brasil has 26 states! Now, it's important to say that Latin America has 20 countries besides Brazil. So, Latin America is not this homogeneous picture you've painted.
it is very generalize. Every country is very,very difference. For example there are cities that are the entire year between 10-25 Celsius, like Bogota super cold all year round. Also if you dress like a tourist, you will get robbed in any country. You have to use common sense, dont tell me you walk with your kids and camera in the streets of Detroit at 12 AM.
You are a little bid ignorant for a person who has travel so much, Costa Rica: 1. One of safest countries in the world 2. One of cleanest countries in the world, yes, water is absolutely safe 3. A lot of bilingual, even trilingual people Generalizations dont apply to my country
exactly. Latin America is like two times Europe. Of course places are far away from each other and of course you need to speak Spanish or Portuguese! It's about time!
Your videos are good. It's far better rather than any regular tourism videos, and every coin has 2 sides.. You don't only show good things about a country, but you're fair enough. Toast.
I like very much your videos and tips. I'm glad to know that you like my country too. I agree with everything you said. Greetings from Brazil!
I've just returned back from the UK from a trip to Santiago and Buenos Aires and the coast of Chile and absolutely loved it. I was surprised how dry Chile was in this season and how different they are to argentinians in looks, personality, buildings and eating habits.
Thank you, exactly. :)
In Chile you wont get kiddnaped and the water is as ok as it is in the US, Plus, it's saftier then any major city in the US. Lot of prejudice here. Humidity is neither a problem, the weather in the centre is like southern europe, and in south like norther europe.
I know right? How different is Chile from other countries in South America! America (the continent) is beautiful and so different everywhere you go, I don't understand why Americans (the People from the US) talk of America as if it were just one country!
This is annoy for me, too. Really, I believe that is the reason because in many places are called "Green-go's" (gringos). Why the "gringos" took the name of "Americans"?... That is like rob a trademark, there was a continent called AMERICA before that they arrived to this side of the world.
Well, I seem that the problem is maybe due to the name of "United States of America", there are many small countries (states) in a big country "United", and they take their lastname "America" to called himself with this lastname.
Anyway, is so injurious for the others 500 millons people in the America Continent.
Exactamente! And Chile is Latinamerica!!!
Mark , thank you so much for your videos. Appreciate your time to record all those videos.
Go Perú and Go USA !
The municipal water in Costa Rica was ok to drink.
You can't drink the water in most of Latin America? You can drink the water in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.
About the drinking water, I would say that not quite. At least here in Argentina you can drink the water directly from the faucet in most places.....
was heading that way a couple years ago, but plans changed and I ended up working in Portugal for the summer. hopefully I can get back down there, would like to show people that it is not as dangerous or scary as they think it is or it was back in the day
thanks again hani! I appreciate the support!
Hey bro have you gone to my country Honduras?
@@saintjustin4554 We would have already been, but covid canceled our planned trip. So it is still on our list of places to go, so we will get there eventually. Just not sure when
@@woltersworld oh ok I hope you enjoy my country once you go!!
I think that mate was in Bariloche. good stuff, first time I had it I didn't know it had so much caffeine and after about 7 gords I was shaking :) it was pretty funny. all the best! love BA
I love Bariloche. I lived there and it is lovely.
Buenos Aires has such a beautiful people .... even the trash guy is cute ... lovely memories.
Haha yep.
The rainy season in Brazil will depend on where exactly your are going to. EG: in São Paulo it really rains a lot in January, but in the Northeast of the country it's not!
thanks a lot for your positive comments about latin americans, we always kindly welcome tourist
I cannot believe you didn't mention the #1 reason to love Latin America...it's gotta be the beautiful women!! Especially the women from Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela... they're gorgeous!
I've lived in Buenos Aires for the last 32 years (I'm originally from NYC, and I moved here when I finished college in 1982). I can honestly say that I know this city very well, so I'm puzzled by some of your comments. For one thing, the tap water is safe! And I should know: I've been drinking it for three decades. Then what's this about the rainy season? There is no dry season or rainy season in this part of the world, but just your regular four seasons. What do you mean when you say you've "lived" in Buenos Aires? Did you stay in Buenos Aires for more than a few weeks? I wonder.
+nohaylamujer well, he is talking about the whole of latin america which is quite large. In Brazil there's times the beaches won't be so nice and happy because it's rain/cold season
+fugooglestupid not really. he mentions a "rainy season" in Buenos Aires in December at 5:12. No such thing as rainy or dry season in this part of the world.
nohaylamujer oh ok, well these videos trying to summarize a whole region like that can get confusing ;p
this is why the idea of latin america is so dumb, all the countries are so different, he has the typical american mentality of grouping al the countries in one basket :( WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON
absolutely!
thank you, that is a really nice comment. I have only been to Tunisia in Africa. we were planning on seeing some world cup games in 2010, but that damn day job thing got in the way. so hopefully in the future we will be heading there again
If the water in Latin America is so unsafe how come millions of people even children are abel to drink it? You comment is very ignorant. Many Latin American countries are very developed and have clean drinkable water; specially in the cities.
you are very welcome! you will have a great time.
very true, the water in BA even tastes good as I recall
actually :) we may be in Estonia next summer. one of my best friends is getting married in Lithuania so we are going to spend a few weeks in the Baltics. I used to live in Lithuania nad worked in Tallin a few times. I always had fun, but the drunk finns were a bit annoying
Finns are always annoying.
Great video thanks for the information.
Good advise. Do not forget to ask for the seasons.,
Im going to mexico this friday!! To mexio city, guanajuato, cancun!! Thanks for the video, really nice
however if you are going to a club you may want to dress up. Colombians dress up pretty well and consider it a mark of good upbringing. If you go to a more modern city in medellin (where fashion is really the thing) it's good to pay attention to the people who go to clubs... if you are in some back water town that's different.
btw come to colombia we have something similar to machu pichu in the lost city. It's relatively unknown to tourists. contact me on the weekend so I can look it up for you.
Hi Mark, Is Patagonia like New Zealand? I mean is Patagonia like New Zealand with the scenery, mountains, and climate but without the price tag.
When are you going to come back to Argentina? I'm here until April, been here 3 times before, never a problem with the water (Venezuela yeah, parasite for a week).
Let me add some nuances to the top 5's here in the context of Argentina from a view on 9 de julio where I can see the "Estados Unidos" bus station.
"Hates"
1) Getting Robbed / Research / Sunblock / Mosquitos
(Can't say you don't pack in the content, but the generalities you cast over a whole continent, you might as well be saying Canada is like Mexico because we're all part of the same continent).
Sometimes you get robbed, it just happens, it can also be a numbers game. I'm from MN and I'd rather come here than Chicago, New York City, Miami or Los Angeles because I think you'll get robbed far more often there than in Argentina. But I've been all over the place and Buenos Aires is my home away from home and if I want to take a walk I don't care so much about what direction I head in.
Research is worth doing, for cultural reasons. Sun block, yeah during the summer in BA the UV goes above 10, I didn't even know that was a thing but I've seen UVI 11 plenty this time of year.
Mosquitos I'm surprised aren't worse, only time they were an issue is when I left my window open in my hotel when I was staying on 9 de julio at 5 star (word to the wise, stars don't = quality of internet, 1 router for the whole place + mosquitos). Only once in the month since I've been here have I swatted at the buggers and that's because I was hanging out in a park away from where tourists go.
But all over, don't be surprised to see stray cats and dogs.
2) Public Transport / Distance Between Cities
Personally I wish that my state had the transport systems in place that Buenos Aires has. You have the subway, bus, by currency taxi's aren't a bad option and they have airports!.
If you're concerned about time, take a plane. If you're well to do taking the bus, most of the trips (domestic) are an over night thing. From Buenos Aires to Mendoza (from the east end border to the west), 12 hours straight west, and it's an overnight.
But if I wanted to bus from Buenos Aires to the border of Colombia and Venezuela, it's 8 days. You basically take the route from the motorcycle diaries.
In the end it's your itinerary, do your homework. It shouldn't be a reason to hate Latin America.
3) Language
I think this is a virtue, I'm learning because I want to learn. Where there's a will there's a way. Or you can always lean on the people at your hostel/hotel I don't have any doubt that would work, you'd just be where all the tourist are. (Go to Recoleta Cemetery after lunch and you'll here English)
To me the problem was that anybody would try to be as accommodating and in a way it steals the opportunity to fail forward, but you can make it either way it shouldn't be a deterrent.
You get what you put into it.
4) Lack of Tourism Structure
When were you here?!
Maybe you've been jaded by covering Europe so much...
I've seen them, I finally searched on your channel and this video was the most relevant.
5) Weather
UV Index is 10+ during the summer. Que sera
Next time the subte floods I'll let you know.
By the way, you can drink the water in Buenos Aires. When were you here?
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The Loves
1) The people
They're exceptional, when they're friends, they're friends buddy and it's absolutely worth it to hold up your end to know something about their language because you will learn so much in ways you couldn't even imagine.
2) Natural wonders
They're all over just like anywhere else, but you have to get outside of the city. As enthralling as it is.
3) Not overrun with tourists
Depends on a lot of factors...
Like if I would have stayed at a hostel on Florida many of my friends would be tourists. You reap what you sow. If you hang out in the tourism scene, then yeah you're going have a different experience here because the tourism industry isn't lacking here.
It's not like that here where you're painting it as there's no infrastructure, thus no tourism, so it's not overrun with them.
4) Historic sights
Really? Out of all of Latin America the first one worth mentioning is Colonia?
Colonia is a day trip, if you scheduled a week there you would be bored to tears. On the other hand, they do rent scooters, 4x4, etc that you can use to zip along the coast and the roads which to me was a great time.
But I may have to spend a week there coming up and I'm not all that thrilled it's going to be that long.
In my opinion I think Argentina has one of the wildest histories, stranger than any fiction I've ever read. It's in the culture, on the signs, in the cemeteries, it's everywhere.
You won't get anything like Mayan history here though, but probably be able to form your own Masonic puzzle to feel like you're in the Da Vinci Code.
They kinda went USA on the native american population here. I hear it was Roca's idea, the person on the old version of the 100 peso bill oddly enough.
5) Laid back and relaxed atmosphere
I think there's some truth to the idea that the further you get away from the equator the more you have to prepare for the change in seasons.
YMMV on this one because part of a relaxed atmosphere is you.
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woltersworld Maybe you should spend more time here because it's like you went to Pheonix and paint the idea that it's that way in New York City. I find that irresponsible like you really don't care what people come away with before deciding on a place to go in Latin America.
Countries are different here like anywhere else...
I reckon some of my distaste for this episode stems from the idea that it could have been scenario where if I would have seen this while making a decision, maybe I wouldn't have come here.
Don't mean to be an SOB about this, but god damn if I were the director of tourism here I'd be outraged by how you can lump everyone into the hate.
As a subscriber I honestly wonder now about how the accurate the rest of your videos are because I have an idea of how it goes here and god damnit it doesn't shore up with this video.
***** well Ryan these are my interpretations from living around the world for a couple decades so my perspective will be different than others. Not every tourist wants to be fluent in Spanish and not every tourists realizes that there is a reason why you see a lot of police in certain cities. I try and help the best way I can and I do not expect everyone to agree with my point of view. Just as I don't agree with all of your points of view. The larger videos like "latin america' or "USA" love and hates are very much more generalized than the country or city specific videos as I am covering a much larger area therefore it is more of a very top level overview and then we have the city/country videos for more specifics. I wish you a great time in Buenos Aires. I loved living there. A fun place with excellent public transport but not the safest city in the world either so loves and hates abound :) great travels to you and keep having fun in BA!
Have you guys been to chilé? Im looking into going to that country mainly because ive HEARD its more modern and developed and allegedly safer when it comes to water and other things (obviously no matter where you go you have to smart regardless) and more on par with the US where im from.
I know it is more expensive but los angeles is all ive ever really known so i think it wont be such a big deal for me to miss out on other cheaper and great countries there.
Also i know its very beautiful and some sites remind people of northern europe which is way out of my price range and comfort zone.
Just wondering your thoughts and also anyone elses input is appreciated too
+ImTotallySummer I lived in Santiago chile for a bit. standard of living is pretty modern, RELATIVELY safe, lots of people, lots of cute girls (though they tend to be a bit more closed off'ish)
+Butternut squash thats weird to me that people bring up womem like theyre tourist attractions to visit the country, especially since theres beautiful and ugly in every country. thats just so weird not used to that where im from and i consider where in from pretty sexist. youre not the first person to say that and it blows my mind that hooking up with women is a reason to travel... i see it kinda like if youre not hooking up in your own country, youre not gonna be hooking up with other girls in a diff country either
hence why I said it was a generalization. I do the same thing with Europe and north America. certain things hold relatively true. And I did not say it was one homogenous, group... but again some of the issues do hold true throughout the region.
Hey Wolter I am learning spanish because I want to drive in all spanish speaking countries in Latin america from northern Mexico to south Chile. I want to know if it's possible or is it too dangerous?
Yes it is dangerous, be carefull, do not go alone, at least 3 friend might be ok
jorgito tolete Can you tell me which countries should i avoid? because i don't want trouble when i travel in Latin America, by the way thanks for your reply.
Rames Schbib unfortunately many Latin American countries are extremely dangerous, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, try to travel during the day and not at night, go with a couple friends, I do not advise you go alone, also you need a little luck. Good luck with your trip.
jorgito tolete Thank you if these countries you mentioned aren't safe enough then it's better to avoid them maybe I'll just travel to Argentina, Chile and Peru in the future.
Another thing you have to worry about is corrupt police, militars and transit guards. Everytime you cross a border of some state or country you will face them and some of them can be nasty in the sense that they will try to get a bribe from you if you look gringo or foreigner. The levels of corruption varies a lot from country to country and from state to state. Central american countries are probably the worst, and here in Venezuela for instance, people is aware that many police officers are just criminals with uniform.
Patagonia, and Tierra Del Fuego July is the wet season, and January is the dry season.
I’ve looked through some of your videos, where are your videos on learning Spanish?
Also, any videos/tips on traveling to Cuba?
Some things you need to get to know a little more about the places in Latin America... Brazil for example there are some places you can drink water from the tap... Like half of Brazil.
yeah, and how are we supposed to figure out which half?
Well speaking of Brazil have you ever took any martial arts lessons like Karate, Capoeira (Brazilian dance martial art) or what not? If so, what?
Have you been to Costa Rica before? If you have, do you have any recommendations?
I went to Chile and Argentina and the tap water was safe.
thanks honeybee. I appreciate the support. hopefully one day the tv producers will find me... then put me on a diet and give me a show :) hehehe
Latin America stretches all the way from the Southern United States all the way down to Tierra Del Fuego in Chile, and Argentina.
the only point that is negative that Costa Rica has is the distance between cities but we are totally ok with the security, you can drink water with no problem and most of the ppl speak english...
Hey walter, have u ever been to Bogotá? If u have, have u been to the salt cathedral?
Thanks Walter, I lived three years there....agreed in many things.
Thanks man, I am never ever going to think about moving to Latin America for work.
Very detailed and informative all times But where is the Cuba video? I really want to hear what you say about cuba. Dont tell me you never travelled there :p
Did you say the sun is extremely hot in Latin America??? I am sorry but that is a generalization and lack of knowledge of our continent. Of course that is true in the Caribbean countries but most Latin American capitals are far from have hot temperatures most part of the year.
What do you for a living? Must be nice to be traveling all over the world like you! Lucky man!
Rene Fuentes i'm a professor
+Wolters World What do you teach as a professor?
business/economics
Have you ever been to Patagonia?
i have loved visiting countries in central america! He is right, if you know some Spanish it will make a HUGE difference in connecting with people and especially when navigating the bus systems. Hoping to take another trip to Latin America soon :)
Hello! Ur video is amazing! Congratulations! But from the 4th thing part of the video, the first church u show is actually from Olinda - PE, not Minas Gerais! :)
I saw you drinking Mate there! do you like it?? i'm drinking mate right now hehehe
What a great video! like always, so informative and fun!
Besos desde Buenos Aires!!
we are planning to travel to mexico in november this year is it the right season to go or a bad time does it rain alot in november ?
David Fedeczko hello, it depends which part of mexico you are going to visit, i live in Quintana Roo (south, near Cancun) and here rainy season (and also hurricane season) is from may to october, in November there are not so many rains, but still u can get some because in this area rains mostly the whole year, also in November maybe it's not so warm as if you come in summer (or spring), for example right now we are over 30°C and the humidity makes it worse. The weather is similar in the yucatan peninsula. For other parts of Mexico i cannot help you much, but i think this is the area that it rains the most. Greetings and i hope you enjoy your trip!
I'v been to mexico like monterrey and cozumel mexico city trust me in monterrey you have to learn spanish because nobody speaks english good thing i speak spanish my mom being from cuba my dad from venezuela
Excuse me? You said you like to swim with alligators?
Cool, right?
John Doe 07:40 fantastic!!!
I want to find a beautiful place in Latin America to study Spanish for a few weeks, but am having a hard time deciding where to go. Can you recommend somewhere?
senorwonderful Costa Rica is pretty safe and has classes. I actually took classes in Buenos Aires and loved it. was not too expensive nad some of the schools actually will help you arrange accomodation
woltersworld Thank you. I appreciate it. I was considering either Costa rica or Chile. I want to find a beautiful beach community and enroll in a class.
MEXICO
If you want to be understood by everyone you should consider Mexico or Peru because that is sort of the formal Spanish, if you want to have a sexy Spanish accent you should consider to study in Colombia or Central America and if you would like sound more attractive you should consider Argentina or Uruguay :)
if you're from the US, Puerto Rico is your best bet because you dont need a passport or visa and because most of the people also speak english here
exactly ;)
I don't know if this would be classified as a praise or a complaint, but after I watch each of your videos, I definitely don't want to visit that place. Except for maybe the England video. I like your videos and find them informative. Thanks.
focus on the loves, not the hates :)
Lo del mate fue en Bariloche, fijate el cartel del ACA atrás y el mapa, ;-)
Besides, our mate is not for everyone, hahaha. It´s very strong for people not used to it, ;-)
Thinking of going to Colombia on a group tour
Brazil has rainy and dry seasons all the time
hi
very nice video.................
Good as always.....:-)
thanks Antonio!
very informative
can u do one on Argentina and Brazil
Don't wear expensive clothing? You do know that not everyone in LA is poor,right? There are billionaires,millionaires & a middle class does exist. If you're in the poor areas,no shit. In the US if a tourist were to get lost in a non touristy area where the gov doesn't invest any money, you'd probably get robbed too. Common sense. No clean water except ANYWHERE,except bottled? Ha! My LA friends would have a good laugh at that comment. Some areas lack clean water yes,but to pretend that nowhere
I like your videos, but pretty much all of this is incorrect. You seem to be talking about Central America, and not so much Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Peru as noted below. You should probably visit more before generalising based on Mexico/Guatemala.
yup that's right. He has 2 sons as well. I also heard his wife is 1/2 greek descent.
@woltersworld So what other countries have you been to within Asia?
Where are you now?
Hey Wolter, I think you should try a weight loss experiment. I think you'd be happy you did. You'll have more energy too. I personally just lost 40 pounds in 5 months and still ate tons of tasty stuff. I just think everybody should stay healthy. Just in case you haven't considered it. Love your videos btw thanks!
I'm on one now
well... my wife might have objected to that one, but I could have then also said the stud dudes there too. but yeah :)
Ok, I will watch just one more of this 5 things series, and then I promise I will stop and do something productive.
hey :) watching them is productive :)
I live in Argentina and I've never heard of a "rainy season" nor a "dry season", it's fall, winter, spring, and summer.
But I agree with the rest of the things you say
+Martin Kriletich Yeah, but Argentina is kind of an exception to the rule, just like Chile. Argentina and Chile are the southernmost countries of the continent, so they're usually colder and we have a more template weather. And the sun is not a big deal either, except in the north. I'm from Argentina too and it can get very cold in winter.
I'm from south-central Chile and the precautions you should take regarding weather coming here are the same you should take going to like... France... only the year is upside down because southern hemisphere.
great video, i cant wait to go to latin america :D
***** it is great. I lived in Argentina and Brasil for a time and my dad worked in Mexico and seriously the best people ever
I'm jealous. When I was in sixth grade, we spent a month on the Great Indian Civilizations. I love the history.
hey, austrian parties can be fun too😌
panama isnt bad what r u talking about willis??
Yeah, Panama and Costa Rica aren't too bad in terms of crime.
You mean well, but you make a couple of very inaccurate statements. For instance, you say water can't be drunk anywhere; that is clearly not true, in some big cities (for instance in Argentina), tab water is ok. Also you talk about rainy season and provide Buenos Aires as an example. That is not correct. Rainy season can be an issue in the Amazon, but summer in Buenos Aires is not more rainy than summer in New York. You may have gotten a rainy December, but that is not necessarily the average. Then, the sunblocks, come on, you can buy the big brands in South America as well and they work just fine. Again, you mean well, but make some untrue generalizations.
SpaceCowboy not everywhere, you can drink the water in many places but where many tourists are going it is important to realize that water quality is an issue. And I stand by my sunblock reference :) being a pasty guy from the north... I burn just thinking about the sun ;) thanks for watching!
Often the local people have built up immunities to what is in the water that tourists do not have. It may well be safe for them but not for the occasional tourist.
John Doe No, buddy, I'm talking about good drinking water, by any reasonable standard. Any big city in Argentina has good water coming from the faucets, it's not a matter of immunity. Sanitary conditions and water availability might be bad in some countries, but not in all. Latin America is a big region, with 20 countries and there are big differences between them. That's why I said the statement was an inaccurate generalization.
SpaceCowboy I did not get the idea from him that he was saying there was absolutely no safe drinking water in any city. I'm sure there are some, but how does one know which? And do you have proof that people do not get sick from different waters due to immunity issues or are you just saying that as an opinion?
"If the locals are drinking the tap water without ill effect, there is no known occurrence of giardiasis, and you are going to be staying in one location for four weeks or more, you may want to drink the water to allow your body time to acquire some of the local microbes. Start slowly and let your body adapt." www.independenttraveler.com/travel-tips/safety-and-health/drinking-water-safety
come to Colombia!!
Have you been to Colombia?, man, come here and visit me! :)
I would love to come! I want to get the fam down South America way sometime in the near future. So if we can we will.
+woltersworld we really want to see if we can become refugees in Uraguay. How are they at taking in people? Do we need a passport for all the countries? We can get them, but it may take a while.
They are friendly in all of South America. You might find language problem is Paraguay because most speak Aymara which is a native language. They do speak Castellano/Spanish but they don't prefer it. I know Ecuador doesn't need a visa, you can stay up to 3 months without one.
In Columbia most people know English so don't make smart remarks in English and expect good service.
I can , I had a teacher from minas gerias .
Brazil
Man, I'm sorry but you talk about Latin America as if it was a little country. Brazil alone is almost as big as the whole European continent. A single medium Brazilian state as Minas Gerais is bigger than France and by the way: Brasil has 26 states! Now, it's important to say that Latin America has 20 countries besides Brazil. So, Latin America is not this homogeneous picture you've painted.
Chile! Chile!
Have you ever been to Peru??
Minas Gerais state in Brazil, the best food in the world 😋
How can a fairly poor couple get to Southern south America?
Maybe take a car to Mexico, and take a bus or plane from there. It's far cheaper.
Thanks.
Latinamerica???
Are you saying that Patagonia, Mexico and Cuba are all the same????
it is very generalize. Every country is very,very difference. For example there are cities that are the entire year between 10-25 Celsius, like Bogota super cold all year round. Also if you dress like a tourist, you will get robbed in any country. You have to use common sense, dont tell me you walk with your kids and camera in the streets of Detroit at 12 AM.
you obviously didn't come to central america
1:30 Is that a llama?
He's a married man :P
You are a little bid ignorant for a person who has travel so much, Costa Rica:
1. One of safest countries in the world
2. One of cleanest countries in the world, yes, water is absolutely safe
3. A lot of bilingual, even trilingual people
Generalizations dont apply to my country
He's just trying to give general information about Latin America. goshh!
Si los Costarricenses son asi medio arrogantes como tu, que pena realmente.
Lol "and the beaches everywhere except for Paraguay".
Patagonia is the safest region; Argentina and Chile are the richest countries.
Kidnapping in Colombia? Your friend probably came in 2002, stop lying!
LMAO @ a great time at an Austrian party... "mmm, not quite the same, okay..."
Where is the 5 things about Brazil ?
it is coming... don't worry ;)
Be careful in the Paraguayan outback. There are still some cannibal tribes there.
man you speak so quickly.
Latin America, is so huge, so diverse, that your generalizations are a bit anyoing
It's just a general simple view from Walter's side, so.... nothings personal to each country and he's highlighted that!
exactly. Latin America is like two times Europe. Of course places are far away from each other and of course you need to speak Spanish or Portuguese! It's about time!
you're handsome and interesting-would lve to travel with you !