Looking for advice on a tropical vacation spot. My wife speaks fluent spanish so maybe south america..?

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I sort of agree with terminator. However, San Andres is pretty crowded. It is one of the fave destination spots for Colombians. Also note that duty free does not always mean "cheap". San Andres has some fun stuff to do. The night life is pretty good. I would stay at the Mar Azul. It's all inclusive and then I would rent myself a Golf Cart so I could see the island. But, You can really see all there is to see in San Andres in 5 days. I would also plan a side trip to Providencia. It is a very tranquil island. You can walk around it in a very short period of time. Some of the things to do in San Andres are:
Go on the slide at Westview and feed the fish bread. Take you own bread however, because they sell a slice of old bread for 1000 pesos. Total rip off. You can Snuba at Westview and there is a glass bottom boat or you can Scuba (Sea Garden is the best, Banda sucks) You can go out to Johnny Caye and see them feed the Stingrays. Way fun. You can go out to the Aquarium and see a lot of fish and get a very good shrimp cocktail You can go to Rocky Point, the food is pretty good. You can see the blow hole and have a coco loco. You can hike to the freshwater reservoir. You can see what is allegeded to be Morgans cave.. (It isnt and its full of mosquitoes so dont go too far in) Tons to see and do in Colombia.. If you like Nature.. Los Katios will take more than 10 days to explore.

island3girl

Belize or Puerto Rico (rent a car and drive around the island hitting up all the best spots as you go)

Costa Rica is popular - but there is a lot of crime there and Americans are subject to being robbed and kidnapped - doesn't sound like fun to me

wanderer

Chile has thousands of miles of coastline on the Pacific. The most northerly areas are around Arica and Iquique. Arica is just 35 km south of the Peruvian border. The have a surfing festival there each year.

Arica is a pretty basic, laid back, beach resort town. Iquique is a bit farther south and more upscale. La Serena is not really tropical .. think Central California weather .. but even more sublime.

Chile is very stable and has an honest police force.

terminator_two

Break from the norm and avoid tourist-jam-packed traditional vacation spots.

Why not head South to San Andres Island (Colombia) in the Caribbean? It is a cosy, hosptiable and since it is a Duty Free port it is great for purchases.

Ask around, San Andres is great for romance. If you really want to splash out then Cartagena is the place for you.

amphitryon

Nicaragua - Corn Islands - Little Corn - Farm "Peace and Love"
google it and check it out - you're truly "away' from it all. great beaches, warm water and "dolce far niente"............

a little work to get there - plane, plane, boat, boat - but worth the trip, which becomes part of the vacation.

Joshua S

The island of Roatan, Honduras is a new favorite for my wife and I. We spent a week there last March and are going again at the end of next month. Direct flights from major U.S. cities, exceptional diving/snorkeling, and a great beach are the the reasons we like it. We stated at the Bananarama Dive resort last time (might do it again). There is a lot to do on the island and I think you could find at least 10 days of entertainment.

Another fun spot we visited a couple of years ago was Isla Mujeres just off the coast from Cancun. We stated at the Avalon Reef (nice beach, nice facility, crappy food) but there are a number of nice places to stay on the north end. It was easy to get too and exploring the island and other beaches was fun. Might get kind of long after 10 days

On the high end, we also really like Couples Swept Away in Negril, Jamaica. Unbelievable beach, all-inclusive, lots of stuff to do, top notch resort (oh, and no kids!). It would be hard to get bored after 10 days here.

sevenzero72

brazil, chile, argentina

Jade C

Costa Rica! Natural water slides, beautiful, lush vegetation! Absolutely perfect!

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