South American Trip Reports and Photos

[Noxegon]

A few of us have just returned from two weeks touring around South America, during which we visited Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The trip was planned primarily around coasters, but we did do some touristy stuff too, primarily two days at the magnificent Iguasu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay border, but also Mitad del Mundo in Ecuador, the Estadio Centenario in Uruguay, the Itaipu Dam in Paraguay, and three Hard Rock Cafés

 

I've put a full series of trip reports online here:

 

http://www.bannister.org/coasters/trips/2012/

 

I've also uploaded photos from twelve of the parks:

 

Complejo Pekos Parque Tematico (Argentina)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/pekos/

 

Fantasilandia (Chile)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/fantasilandia/

 

Karting Cross (Colombia)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/kartingcross/

 

Mampato Lo Barnechea (Chile)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/mampatolb/

 

Mundo Aventura (Colombia)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/mundoaventura/

 

Parque de la Costa (Argentina)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/parquedelacosta/

 

Parque Nacional del Café (Colombia)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/pndc/

 

Parque Norte (Colombia)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/parquenorte/

 

Parque Rodo (Uruguay)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/parquerodo/

 

Salitre Magico (Colombia)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/salitre/

 

VulQano Park (Ecuador)

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/vulqano/

 

Attached are a handful of photos to whet the appetite.

 

Salitre Magico (Colombia)

Parque de la Costa (Argentina)

Complejo Pekos (Argentina)

 

I rather suspect more reports will be coming on this trip soon from the other participants!

[Coastinmiller]

Good reads Richard, thanks for sharing.

[chickenbowl]

This picture is amazing. I had no idea Zambezi Zinger lives on in Columbia. The terrain integration looks incredible. It's cool to see new parks I haven't seen before.

[larrygator]

How many new Wacky Worms?

[RoCo]

Criminy, a Boomerang and an SLC right next to each other... that's highly concentrated suck right there.

 

But awesome reports! Still going through them.

[XII]

Nice trip report. I always enjoy seeing reports from parks that aren't talked about often and some of these places look really good.

[Noxegon]

How many new Wacky Worms?

 

Only three, though a further two were not rideable - one due to a height limit, one due to missing track and train!

[simon8899]

Very cool!!!

 

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/parquedelacosta/pulpo.htm - Schwarzkopf Monster 1??? I thought those were extinct....

 

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/salitre/1001noches.htm - former german carnival ride "1001 Nacht"...

 

http://www.themeparks.ie/southamerica/salitre/dobleloop2.htm - long time no see, Soquet double-loop!

 

On a more practical note: How was security in Colombia? When you only hear tv-news about it one might get the wrong impression. Were you on a self-guided trip or with a group?

[shivtim]

Attacked by armed gunmen?

[Noxegon]

I felt security in Colombia to be very good. Honestly, I think the country has a bad rep because of what happened there decades ago. At no point did I feel unsafe there. There are security guards everywhere, which tends to imply that they are needed, but I felt them effective.

 

(BTW, to the earlier poster, we actually hit two parks with a Boomerang and SLC side by side...)

[guifol]

Dis you go to any theme park in Brazil? Nce photos

[Noxegon]

No, we decided to leave Brazil for the TPR trip. The only bit of the country we saw was at Iguacu.

[Noxegon]

...and here's why you should hit Iguasu if you're in the area.

 

Iguasu