Lonely Planet - SubWWWay to South America

SubWWWay to South America

Get the conductor to let you off at Lonely Planet's Destination Argentina.
The madly intrepid Mikael and Titti Strandberg present their Patagonian Expedition mostly in Swedish, but there's an English summary of their progress.
The Buenos Aires Herald is in English and is updated weekly.
If your Spanish is happening, Argentina's Web TV is slick and informative.

Lonely Planet's Destination Bolivia is your first stop for unbiased travel and cultural info.
Grab yourself a Rondadore, see snaps of the Andes or find a place to lay your head at the comprehensive Bolivia Web.
Drop in to the Bolivian Café to see what's brewing.

Check out Lonely Planet's Destination Brazil for history, culture, picks and pans.
Bem-Vindo Ao Brasil is a good net-trip; it's particularly strong on culture.
The Wonders of Brazil has good historical and regional articles.
Maria-Brazil is one woman's quirky view on what's what in the carnaval country.
All about Rio is a tri-lingual (English, Portuguese and German) insider's guide to Rio and Ipanema.
Official Touristic Guide to São Paulo gives you a touristy view of the city in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
The Rio Gay Guide showcases the best beaches, nightclubs, hotels and more in this very gay-friendly city.

Lonely Planet's Destination Chile is brought to you by our very own brass band.
You can read about Kevin O'Dowd's trip to Chile - from what he ate to how he got around.
Chile Information Project is an online news diary with a finance bias.
NetUp is a Chilean ISP with links to many of their business clients.
La Brújula is a rather comprehensive Spanish-language database of Chilean websites in a strikingly familiar layout.

Your subWWWay ride begins at Lonely Planet's Destination Colombia.
Republic of Colombia is a wide-ranging site put together by the Latin-American Student Organization at Colorado State University.
Macondo is a site devoted to Gabriel García Márquez.
You don't have to speak Spanish to get to Know Colombia in Pictures and the file sizes are very reasonable.

Lonely Planet sails south for Destination Falkland Islands.
The websites of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board and the Association of National Tourist Offices in the United Kingdom, or ANTOR, each chime in with a tuppence-worth of handy hints and recommendations.
The Chronicle of the Falklands/Malvinas lays out a readable timeline of the Falklands' history and the 1982 war, but if you want the medecine straight from the bottle, try the Falkland Islands Government's pages.
Hotels & Travel lists many of the august auberges you'll find when visiting the Falklands.
Britain in the USA is one of the best (read: only) info sources out there for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. They also have a page on the Falklands.
If you'd rather read up on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in list-of-facts format, turn to your friends at the CIA World Factbook, or, for a cloud's-eye view of the islands, see the map provided by E-Conflict.
South Georgia alone is the subject of some glossier gabbing on PBS Online - teachers will love this site.

Lonely Planet's Destination French Guiana is first port of call for travel info.
If you can wrap your tongue around a bit of French, MDI Guyane has background info and some useful links.
Atevo's Maps & Information are a good adjunct to your French Guianan virtual journey.

Get the driver to let you off at Lonely Planet's Destination Guyana.
Guyana - Land of Six Peoples is a very thoughtful, chock fulla stuff site.
Wayne's Guyana Page is the place to find out what's happening, what's cooking (great recipes) and what 'dog buy rum, cow drink am, hog in sty get drunk' could possibly mean.
The Guyana Homepages has factual background info and news based on releases from the Guyanese embassy in Washington.
Rediscover Eldorado is a decent site - not hugely informative, but a useful stepping stone.

Start your subWWWay ride with Lonely Planet's Destination Paraguay.
The Absolutely Unofficial Home Page of Paraguay is a strangely organised site strongest on cultural information.
The Heart of South America is an enthusiastic trip through some Paraguayan faves.
Find out about Paraguay's indigenous language at the Guarani Home Page.

Lonely Planet's Destination Peru is a tasty package of travel tips, cultural info and pictures.
Studio 360's Lost Cities Adventure is one of those 'Ooh, lookie here' sites, with 360° panoramic views of Machu Picchu, Lima, Cusco, the coastal desert and Lake Titicaca.
There are English and Spanish versions of Peru Online, but it's more notable as a collection of links than for its content.

Get the driver to let you off at Lonely Planet's Destination Suriname.
The Essence of Suriname packs more links into its pages than do most web portals - no small feat for a country this small.
The Tropical Rainforest in Suriname is an instructive site with pix and sounds to augment your journey.
E-journalist Doug Fine's Eco-Tourism Gets Whacked has generated plenty of controversy.

Reliable travel information with a twist: check out Lonely Planet's Destination Uruguay.
The Embassy of Uruguay provides information on consular services, tourism, general information on Uruguay and MERCOSUR
Oscar Ventura has factual background info on Uruguay in Spanish.
Escape Artist has put together a handy index of resources about Uruguay.

Lonely Planet's Destination Venezuela is your first subWWWay stop.
The Corporación Merideña de Turismo has bundled together a useful site for visitors to the Merida region.
Venezuela's Web Server has heaps of links to Venezuela-related sites: special bulletins, travel tips, history and photographs.
Apparitions of Jesus and Mary delves into the visions of Jesus and Mary which have appeared at Betania since 1976.
The Embassy of Venezuela in Washington DC brings you back down to earth.