Top Cities in South America (According to Yahoo)

Simon says on Sep 11, 2007, 19:52:

Wow, 25% of the cities on the list are Colombia, that's great!! Too bad they left out Medellin, that's another great city that is worth visiting too.



Here's what they say about Colombia on there:

"Colombia may very well be South America's best-kept secret. Many professionals in the industry already see it as the next hot tourist destination in the Western Hemisphere. Only a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable. Yes, it is true: Colombia remains a volatile and dangerous country, trapped in a circle of violence. There's been no final act in the bloody drama that is being played out by drug lords, terrorists, guerrillas, vigilantes and corrupt politicians. Ordinary citizens, and on rare occasions, travelers, continue to be caught in the crossfire, despite ongoing negotiations between the country's president and its guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups. And yet travelers come back from Colombia unharmed and raving about the beauty of this country and its hospitable, friendly people. No wonder: What's not to love about the magic of Colombia's mist-shrouded mountains capped with snow, charming colonial cities, golden-sand beaches and vast green stretches of rain forest?"

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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RUV says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:02:

Looks like Brazil is more interesting, at least according to Yahoo.

Medellin is most likely number 17.

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:02:

I have no idea how they determined this list, especially since Machu Picchu is not a city but a destination (one of the wonders of the world).

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:11:

25% of the places, since some are not cities, in Colombia. Impressive, considering that it is no where near 25% of the population or land area of S. America.

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:22:

F# at k............I've been to 13 of them................I must be a visionary......

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:24:

so Ray, do you agree with the rankings? what would you change?

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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Lucas Freley says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:27:

Meli, el link que pusiste, es una guia de Yahoo Travel. Trae bastante buena información. Tal vez el criterio esté basado en la cantidad de búsquedas que la gente hace en Yahoo.

Sin embargo cuando lees que dentro de las mayores atracciones de Sudamérica figura Puerto Madero...ahí te das cuenta que el que hizo eso no tiene la mas mínima idea de nada...jaja. Para Yahoo Travel las cataratas del Iguazu o el Glaciar Perito Moreno no existen.
Incluso Buzios, es una linda ciudad balnearia al sur de Brasil, está buena, pero no creo que esté por arriba de Salinas en Ecuador o Mar del Plata en Argentina, o Viña del Mar en Chile. En la lista también faltan Valparaíso y Punta Arenas (Chile), Mendoza y Ushuaia (Argentina), Potosí (Bolivia), Asunción (Paraguay), Guayaquil (Ecuador). Y claro Pereira y Manizales (Colombia)...;)

Hoy que estás esplendida y que todo lo iluminas, demos un paseo, vuelta por el Universo (Gustavo Cerati)

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:30:

I am visiting Manizales, for the first time, soon. Is it a beautiful place?

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manINred says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:37:

Yes, the great well-known city of San Andres and thriving metropolis of Machu Pichu. Santiago, from my brief time there, seemed like a shithole, and I've heard nasty things about Caracas, very dangerous place. This seems like YahooTravel trying to sell us destinations.

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:39:

Well.......I have'nt been to Caracas, Santiago or Bariloche.
Sao Paulo ...?? From my experience it should'nt be on any list. Quito did'nt do a lot for me either. But I have'nt read the article/link.....so don't know what criteria they are using to make up the list...........top cities...??
From my personal experiencies...........I would change the listings around and base it on the places I enjoyed most. Rio would be on top.
As for the place that would most take your breath away ( literally )......that would be Machu Picchu ............
San Andreas for the diving........................Cartagena for the times sitting at outdoor cafes drinkig red wine....................
Buzios for ........hmmmm ....what was her name ? ahhhhhh

All these places bring so many memories...................all within the last five years too.........

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 20:40:

more I think of it, Peter needs to step in and cut this silly thread. the thriving city of Machu Pichu. jaja

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:02:

Ray, I agree...Sao Paulo?! I have to go there on business and wouldn't necessarily want to vacation there. I can see Salvador and Rio being on the list, although I don't have personal experience.

Machu Picchu on the other hand is truly beautiful, no arguments there. And there are so many other parts of Peru that I would return to. I would've put Cusco over Lima any day.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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Man Tequila says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:04:

Cuzco should be in the top five. My sister went to the Galapagos and raves about it -- who raves about Quito?

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:07:

Yeah MT, Cusco should be in the top 5.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:08:

sorry, I just not have advised to stop this thread. I think it holds much promise, and I would love to see Machu Pichu.

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:26:

This is for you Chris. Taken in 2005.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:30:

Thank you baby. That is beautiful.

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:31:

Cusco ...??........I had a great time there.......nice place....but on a list of top 16 places in South America........??

It does have an Irish pub at the highest alltitude in the world.................

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:34:

Ray, Cusco is scenic and there's plenty to see in the Sacred Valley.

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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Lisa Zee says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:36:

Barranquilla???!! I am glad it made it to the list, but Barranquilla?.
San Andres a jewel..., a fantasy, a beauty, (the sea, the beaches), because there is not much of a city, and if someone does not do something about the poverty and trash, that beautiful water will be gone!.

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:39:

Absolutely.....without a doubt...........it's really nice...........I was there twice...........5 days each time...........was in every part and all the surrounding sites.I just wonder if I would put in in the top 16 in South America................

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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houstongal says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:39:

Well I would definitely put Cusco ahead of Barranquilla!

"It is now official: there's no place on earth where you will not find a Peruvian band." David Sedaris

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Lisa Zee says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:53:

Machu pichu, you must be talking about, and it should not be classified as a city. Machu Pichu is one of the wonders of the world!.
Barranquilla should be nice to party, if you like noise, but top?, that is a stretch. (sorry I don`t mean to insult anyone from their beloved Barranquilla)

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:53:

Without a doubt........Houston...........Barranquilla...?......I'd put Medellin way past it too.....

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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christobeldawg says on Sep 11, 2007, 21:55:

Let's go back to the top. Rio has to be #1 over Buenos Aires.

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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webmanco says on Sep 11, 2007, 22:26:

Perú is a must, nowdays airline tickets are cheap to Ecuador from Bogotá and domestic flights are also cheaper. Good for Bogotá and sad for Medellín.

I will do one of the other Perú or Ecuador.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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RAAAY says on Sep 11, 2007, 22:27:

.Some of the lovely lassies outside the Irish Pub in Cusco............highest altitude Irish Pub in the world...........

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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Dolfi says on Sep 12, 2007, 01:13:

I never understood what people find so great about Buneos Aires. It´s just lik any big citiy in Italy, only with people speaking spanish.

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elmodefoque says on Sep 12, 2007, 05:38:

Not because I’m from barrranquilla, but I will replace Bogotá with Barranquilla and make Bogotá number 6. I’ve been to Bogotá and is no different than Quito, Lima, is got that very Andean ijun look going, sad and somber, way, way, way, way, way too many little injuns for me. Hey! I love injuns but not all at once.
Barranquilla has that Caribbean big modern city look, don’t see any injuns around only me.

ASK NOT WHAT THE PUSSY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THAT PUSSY!!!!!!!!!! CAT LOVER

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Colombiche says on Sep 12, 2007, 09:26:

I haven't been to Quito but I would dare guess that Bogota is a much bigger much more cosmopolitian city.

Elmo, I don't think all bogotanos are little injuns, it is a LOT more mixed than Quito and Lima.

Como to think of it I do feel kind of tall when I am there..... and I am only 5"4.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Colombiche says on Sep 12, 2007, 09:29:

Can somebody please answer this question it's been killing me....

IS THE CHICK IN ELMO'S PHOTO ABOVE CAROLINA SABINO??

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Simon says on Sep 12, 2007, 09:33:

Yeah, I also thought it was Carolina Sabino.

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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elmodefoque says on Sep 12, 2007, 10:10:

Not to pick on Bogotá after all is the nation’s capital and a damn good one, but if I may I like to share my first impression.
Maybe is me, maybe I got a screw lose, but when I see sweaters and jackets in a supposedly tropical nation, it bums me out, it just not the way it suppose to be.
Latin nation to me is sun and palm trees.
I was walking around Bogotá and saw all these little Andean looking injuns with very pretty bright apple red cheeks and jet black hair, like mine USED to be, but I never had red cheeks, my faces was always a deep dark copper tone tan.
As I walked around I kept asking myself where the fok am I, in Quito? Lima? Cuzco? Cochabamba? La Paz? I thought I landed in Colombia and why do they look so sad, nobody is smiling?
In Barranquilla, you could be eating sand for dinner but we still have a big fokin smile.

ASK NOT WHAT THE PUSSY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THAT PUSSY!!!!!!!!!! CAT LOVER

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donkeyrinse says on Sep 12, 2007, 13:06:

Yeah! damn injuns...cold weather make um brown face red and sad!

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Mike19 says on Sep 12, 2007, 18:36:

I agree Simon - I'm from New York and hear alot about the change in Colombia. I would like to go one day to medellin. I met this girl from medellin last summer and she wants me to visit. I'm a bit espandado but i know i shouldn't be after surviving september 11 years ago. I wanted to share the below links with every regarding nice articles about colombia.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19143190/site/newsweek/
http://www.cnbc.com/id/19680158

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Mike19 says on Sep 12, 2007, 18:37:

i'm sorry but who is Carolina Sabrino? Actress or singer?

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Simon says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:02:

Both, an actress and a singer.

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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Mike19 says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:05:

thanks

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Simon says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:07:

Mike19,

That's a great article dude, I'm gonna post it here. Thanks.

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:17:

I think it says everything necessary about such rankings that San Andres is neither a "city" nor is it part of "South America", other than it's political affiliation. Geographically, it's either a Carribean island or part of Central America.

Caracas is a shithole.

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Mike19 says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:19:

welcome - yes go ahead and post it....

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Mike19 says on Sep 12, 2007, 19:26:

Simon - I just posted this article now...nice article also


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5305096/site/newsweek/

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goin_south says on Sep 12, 2007, 21:56:

Good thing a city in Bolivia didn't make it. (Or, is there one there I don't recognize?)
Today, the pres of Bolivia declared he's gonna impose the same visa & travel restrictions on gringos from the USA as the usa imposes on Bolivians. (Maybe that got posted in the Bolivia section; no se)

Where do we go from here?

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Lisa Zee says on Sep 12, 2007, 22:23:

Very nice article about Medellin. Thank you.
TO BUY A HOUSE OR APARTMENT IN MEDELLIN? I CAN HELP YOU!!

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Man Tequila says on Sep 13, 2007, 00:08:

Bolivia apparently has a stunning salt lake (Uyuni), listed by Rough Guides as one of the "25 wonders of the world"

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/30/bolivia.tourism.reut/index.ht...

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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goin_south says on Sep 13, 2007, 00:10:

yeah, yeah... all of S.A. is proud of their salt, aren't they? (I remember a manager in an office de la negocia de mi novia... that we visited in Bogota in June... and he asked me: ''when are you going to the salt mine?"... and, being short on time, I was thinking: 'whenever I seem to be really needing some salt"...

Where do we go from here?

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Man Tequila says on Sep 13, 2007, 00:12:

If pretzels were more popular in S.A. you might be more inclined to visit the salt mines.

"And I for one welcome our new insect overlords. I can be useful rounding up others to toil in your sugar caves."

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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goin_south says on Sep 13, 2007, 00:13:

which isn't any time soon, now that I am on Rubito's PALEOLITHIC DIET...
... but, I like some salt, now and then in my tequila....(tequila being permisable on the diet... not a grain, not a sugar... but ... what the hell is it??? plant? si. herb? no. que?)

Where do we go from here?

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goin_south says on Sep 13, 2007, 00:15:

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Where do we go from here?

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Lucas Freley says on Sep 13, 2007, 14:52:

Man Tequila, I was in the Salar de Uyuni. The place is incredible. Bolivia has a lot of beautiful places. For example, Potosi is the most colonial city of South America (with Quito Ecuador). Then you have the Lago Titicaca, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (under 2.000 mts). Of course La Paz & Cochabamba...but over more of 4.000 mts. If you have problems with sea-sick, so this is the place to get dizzy.
Is a very good travel that can include Salta & Jujuy (Argentina), and Antofagasta & Iquique (Chile).

Hoy que estás esplendida y que todo lo iluminas, demos un paseo, vuelta por el Universo (Gustavo Cerati)

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brazilianhottie says on Sep 13, 2007, 18:59:

Lucas usted se da cuenta que somos TOP DE LO TOP..en todo..jajajaj

1. Buenos Aires
2 Rio de Janeiro
3 Santiago
4 Sao Paulo

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

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Lucas Freley says on Sep 13, 2007, 20:21:

Tenes razon, 3 ciudades en el Top 4...Top de lo Top totales...Alto nivel Braziliancutie...muy alto nivel, y mas si se trata de las ciudades de Lucas e Isis ;)

Hoy que estás esplendida y que todo lo iluminas, demos un paseo, vuelta por el Universo (Gustavo Cerati)

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brazilianhottie says on Sep 14, 2007, 20:29:

CLARO eso ni dudaralo. Ademas Creo que argentina & brazil fueron un pais en otra vida!!! jajajajajajajjajajaja

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

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