Backpacking South America, advice needed!

[Maretus]

Wow! That is really neat. I had never even thought about trying to teach while traveling. I bet that would be a blast.

I always get stuck in the more visited and touristy areas. That sounds like the perfect way to really get in touch with the culture.

Awesome idea.

[Adrian jhon]

I budgeted for about $2000 a month and travelled all around South America.

I stayed in $10+ a night hotels and guesthouses.

Travel was by coach and that was very cheap but LONG hours. Occasionally I caught an internal flight because it was a similar price. Avoid trains for safety reasons.