South America is very popular for 2017. The Globus Family of Brands alone is offering 30 tours including Globus, Cosmos and Monograms. Globus's Brazilian Getaway is new for 2017, as well as Vineyards of South America. Learn to make traditional Argentinean empanadas in Buenos Aires; spend time with a local family in their Andean village home for a glimpse into rural Peruvian life.

In Peruâ??s Sacred Valley, attend a Mother earth Ceremony, performed by a local shaman, asking for good health, wealth, and safe travels. Cosmos is offering Best of Brazil as anew tour for 2017 and Monograms has 4 new getaway tours for 4 days each, including Lima, Rio, Buenos Aires and Santiago. They have also added two new Galapagos cruise/tours to their independent vacation list.

Trafalgar has added their 13 day South America Landscape to their discovery tours, along with eleven old favorites. Experience the ME to WE social enterprise that provides products and experiences that make an impact empowering people to change the world. ME to WE is a leader in volunteer travel making an impact by working side-by-side with local communities on a development project like building a school or water wells. You help plant seeds, dig wells or build schools, helping improve livelihoods. Your trip will continue to make an impact long after you return home.

Collette has added Antarctica & Chile's Patagonia twenty days tour to their four original tours of South America. Embrace the captivating cultures and lively rhythms of Brazil, Argentina and Chile; explore the lost city of the Incas in Machu Picchu.

Tauck has added Rhythms of Brazil: Rio to Iguassu Falls twelve day tour to their Essence of South America fourteen day, Patagonia 11 day, Empire of the Incas: Peru & Bolivia, 12 day and Mystical Peru, 8 day tours. Dine at a Peruvian hacienda; learn to tango in Argentina, meet the Peruvian pasos and riders who demonstrate their skills at a local ranch in the Sacred Valley; have lunch overlooking Perito Moreno glacier as it crackles and moans like an unearthly monster, and ice chunks tumble into the water in Patagonia.

Passion permeates the landscape of South America; from stunning coastal beaches to modern urban landscapes, the color of South America is as diverse as its dynamic cultural heritage and history.