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Old 01-08-2008, 07:07 PM   #1
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Default Good deals to South or Central America?

Just wondering if anyone's found any sweet flight deals to anywhere in Central or South America. I'd be flying from somewhere in Northern CA, my friend would start the trip from Ohio. Any ideas? We're hoping for some cheap deal during spring break in March, I figured one of you might have wandered across something.
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TravelZoo has some decent sales sometimes...

http://airfare.travelzoo.com/international-airfare/

A few listed now are:
$169 & up -- Huge Specials to Latin America (R/T)
Intratours, Inc.Jan. 14 - June 16
$137 & up -- Huge Sale on Flights to Latin America
CheapoAir.com
$339 & up -- Peru; $569 & up -- Argentina & Brazil
Intratours, Inc.Jan. 14 - June 16
Select dates through Feb.
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Those are some sweet deals mbo! The only thing I can recommend is depending where you want to go Cancun is a cheap place to catch a flight to CA. It's a few hours on the bus to Belize and then some more to Guatemala but if may be worth it depending what and where you want to see.
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I got the following email from American Airlines about current flight deals. Here are the international ones:

From:

Round-Trip To:

Fare:
Antigua, Antigua (ANU)

San Juan, PR (SJU)


$183

Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD)

Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN)


$397

Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD)

Paris De Gaulle, France (CDG)


$607

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Chihuahua, Mexico (CUU)


$268

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)


$584

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)


$259

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Monterrey, Mexico (MTY)


$257

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Torreon, Mexico (TRC)


$249

Kingston Manley, Jamaica (KIN)

Miami, FL (MIA)


$169

Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH)

Miami, FL (MIA)


$149

Miami, FL (MIA)

Belize City, Belize (BZE)


$559

Miami, FL (MIA)

Bogota, Colombia (BOG)


$449

Miami, FL (MIA)

Curacao, Netherlands AN (CUR)


$198

Miami, FL (MIA)

Guayaquil, Ecuador (GYE)


$369

Miami, FL (MIA)

Hewanorra International Airport, St. Lucia (UVF)


$378

Miami, FL (MIA)

La Romana, Dominican Republic (LRM)


$238

Miami, FL (MIA)

Medellin, Colombia (MDE)


$509

Miami, FL (MIA)

Panama City, Panama (PTY)


$448

Miami, FL (MIA)

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS)


$298

Miami, FL (MIA)

St. Croix, USVI (STX)


$338

New York Kennedy, NY (JFK)

Rome, Italy (FCO)


$502

New York Kennedy, NY (JFK)

Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH)


$400

Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP)

San Juan, PR (SJU)


$214

San Juan, PR (SJU)

Barbados, Barbados (BGI)


$234

San Juan, PR (SJU)

Hewanorra International Airport, St. Lucia (UVF)


$179

San Juan, PR (SJU)

St. Croix, USVI (STX)


$137

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)


$258

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)

Miami, FL (MIA)


$258

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)

San Juan, PR (SJU)


$204

St. Croix, USVI (STX)

San Juan, PR (SJU)


$137

edited to say: FUCK. it didn't keep the formatting. well... hopefully it's self explanatory.
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Sweet, you guys are a great help. An idea just popped into my head, going to Cuba. Anyone know how this is done? I know you'd have to book tickets from a company outside the States, think this is possible to book prior to landing in Mexico or wherever?
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I would recommend just flying to Mexico City, stay a day or two and book it from there with a travel agent. Supposedly the Cuban authorities will stamp a piece of paper to stick in your passport, versus stamping your passport directly so U.S. Immigration doesn't know you went. If you do fly there, make sure you do not fly a U.S. or Canadian airline because they are known to report U.S. citizens who fly to Cuba to U.S. Customs and Immigration. Bring all your cash - no ATMs but from what I have heard they love U.S. dollars. I really want to do that sometime, so if you go I will love to hear details.


I believe Canadian Dude, one of our original members went there and posted about - if you do some searching I am sure you can find his posts. Good luck!
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I sure wish there was a flight booking site that let me search by price, not destination. Wouldn't that be she sh*t?
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^ That would be the shit!

I just found out that it only takes 30k miles on Alaska Air's mileage program to fly to South America. Don't know if that helps you or not, sorry.
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damn, 30k in miles in frequent files miles to get to South America is pretty cheap!
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Okay, should I go to Cancun for $231, or Belize and/or Guatemala for $422? The second option sounds more exciting, but I don't really know. We're not really looking for a solid party trip, which makes me want to stay away from Cancun. But there's a lot more to Cancun than the partying right? Hmmmm, help me decide, we wanna book right now.
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my vote is the second choice. also just found this website that has a lot of Latin America travel deals....
http://www.gotmyfare.com/
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DECISION MADE, TICKETS BOOKED!

Flying in to San Salvador, out from Guatemala City, $365 total price from AA. Ahh I'm stoked!!!!!!!
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very nice!!!!

when are you going???
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Have funnnn!! I loved Guatemala and I'm sure you will too!
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Sounds great!
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Its only for spring break, so I don't have much time. But I have to get out of this country or I'm going to go insane. So I'm going March 14 - 24th. And thoughts of staying and leaving all the U.S. bullshit behind aren't far from my thoughts. I'm kinda a grumpy pissed dude these days, I want my old traveling & German lifestyle back.
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Oh ya, so I don't know a thing about where I'm going or doing or anything yet. I won't be in El Salvador too long because I'm meeting a friend (nicwat, she's a lurker on the board) in Guatemala City on the 18th. From there we're gonna take off and check out some Mayan Ruins, and . . . that's the extent of our plans. She's gonna stay behind and do a language school in Guatemala . . . and if I'm ready to drop off the deep end by that point I'll just stay.
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I enjoyed El Salvador...it's kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of Central America. The ritzy guidebooks poo-poo it as dangerous with unfriendly people (which was NOT my experience). The budget travel guides downplay it in favor of much more "cultural" Guatemala.

So, definitely take a couple days to see El Salvador, IMO. Feel free to read my travelog below and ask any questions about my E.S. trip. That said, doing the Mayan ruins in Tikal is awesome...highly recommended.

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