South America highlights

Trafalgar tours puts Central and South America in the spotlight with new itineraries for Mexico, Costa Rica and Argentina starting next year.

Gain unique insight into the ancient excavations of Teotihuacan Mesoamerican city with an archaeologist who helped uncover the Aztec ruins, and feast on authentic Morelian cuisine of central Mexico in a 17th-century colonial mansion during the 10-day Mexico Colonial Cities and Coastal Resorts tour, starting at $1,935 a person.

The 10-day Spirit of Argentina tour ($4,415) takes you to the magnificent Iguassu Falls and a craft brewery and a chocolate museum in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche at the Andes foothills.

For $1,508 a person, enjoy a tour of a sustainable coffee plantation, taste organic pineapples and heart of palm, take an easy volcano hike, a zip line through verdant rain forests and frolic on beautiful beaches in the Natural Wonders of Costa Rica eight-day tour.

Trafalgar also offers trips to Brazil, Peru, Chile and Ecuador.

For more information, go to www.trafalgar.com or call 6922-5950.

This article was first published on Oct 12, 2014.
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