Thanks for your words of wisdom Mark!
As for Carnaval, I think Ouro
Prêto sounds like the way to go for the party atmosphere, so i will take your advice! Any idea roughly how much we should expect to pay per night over this period for budget accomodation? And in your opinion how long (approx) do you think we should stay here to get the full experience of Carnaval?
Thank you for your info about Machu Picchu, i think if possible we would still like to do the Inca Trail. How long will we need to complete this, and if you could give some info about rough prices for it that would be awesome - we need to ensure it fits into our budget.
Also, do you know of any cheap airlines to fly from South America over to Mexico, or Northern America?
Thanks again!