Cheap Places to Travel
You can experience Argentina outside of pricey Patagonia and spending a ton of time in Buenos Aires, but the problem is travel from one area to the next is usually long and not always low-cost; prices have been steadily rising and don't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
The following are some of our favorite places in South America, all good choices for a low-cost stay. At the end of each write-up is a description of additional information on the website (complete travel guide to the area, detailed hiking info, etc.) and a link.
If traveling for an extended time, these are good places to hang-out for a couple of weeks to get your travel fund back in the black. And don't forget, all the locations in the Cheap Places to Live chapter are great, inexpensive travel destinations too.
You may wonder why I have not included areas in Colombia here. Two reasons: Colombia is no longer dirt-cheap - becoming comparable to the cost of travel in Argentina - and we didn't do a lot of exploring there. Also, I had safety concerns since I was traveling as a single woman with an 11 year old American child at the time.
There are places outside of the main tourist zones that are less expensive and may be good for a long-term stay, but getting there is not going to be cheap and I am not familiar with them. If Colombia is your passion, get a Lonely Planet or Rough Guide guidebook to help plan an adventure and research online.
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