(these top 5 are based untill the 6th of August 2009)

Top 5 hostals so far
1. 1004 in Bariloche
2. El Pueblito in El Bolson
3. Damajuana in Mendoza
4. Holandes in Ilha Grande
5. Caroline Loding in Huaraz
(Loki in Mancora is also worth mentioning!)

Top 5 breakfasts (incl. the price!)
1. Sammy`s Hostel in Santiago
2. Izhcayluma in Vilcabamba
3. Caroline Loding in Huaraz
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Top 5 best hikes
1. Huayna Potosì (6088m), 2 days trek, in La Paz - Bolivia
2. Huayhuash trek 10 days in Huaraz - Peru
3. Condoriri to Huayna Potosí trek 5 days in La Paz - Bolivia
4. Torres del Paine National Park, The W trek 5 days - Argentine
5. El Bolson trek with Kelsey, 2 days in El Bolson - Argentine

Top 5 fun nights out
1. Party in Mendoza with Kelsey and Caroline
2. Deja Vu in Arequipa with my spanish class on friday
3. Nightclub crawl in Cuenca with Felicia, Myles and Tamara
4. Deja Vu in Arequipa again, dancing all night with Irina
5. BBQ party at El Pueblito, El Bolson, with Kelsey, Monica and David.
(also going out in Quito on my first night here :))

Top 5 BIG cities
1. Arequipa - Peru
2. Cusco - Peru
3. Bariloche - Argentine
4. Buenos Aires - Argentine
5. La Paz - Bolivia

Top 5 small towns
1. Ilha Grande - Brasil
2. Vilcabamba - Ecuador
3. Mancora - Peru
4. Rurrenabaque - Bolivia
5. Paraty - Brasil
(also worth mentioning are Ushuaia - Argentine - and El Calefate - Argentine)

Top 5 beaches
1. Lopes Mendes beach on Ilha Grande - Brasil
2. Copacabana & Ipanema beach in Rio de Janiero - Brasil
3. Trinidade beach by Paraty - Brasil
4. Mancora - Peru
5. any beach on Ilha Grande - Brasil

Top 5 views from Hostels
1. 1004 in Bariloche - Argentine
2. Caroline Loding in Huaraz - Peru
3. Izhcayluma in Vilcabamba - Ecuador
4. Hostal Plantas y Blanco in Baños - Ecuador
5. Loki Manoca - Peru
(also worth mentioning Hostal Secret Garden in Quito - Ecuador)

Top 5 sunsets/sunrises
1. Sunrise on Huayna Potosì 6088m, La Paz - Bolivia
2. Sunrise on Machu Picchu, Cusco - Peru
3. Sunset on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janiero - Brasil
4. Sunset on Mancora beach - Peru
5. Sunset on Quilotoa crater - Ecuador

Top 5 worst bus rides
1. Bus to Rurrenabaque to La Paz - Bolivia
2. Bus Uyuni to La Paz - Bolivia
3. Bus to Mancora to Vilcabamba - Peru/Ecuador
4. any bus in Bolivia!!!
5. any local bus in Ecuador!!!

Top 5 places to go back to
1. Ilha Grande - Brasil
2. Mancora - Peru
3. Ushuaia - Argentine
4. Bariloche  - Argentine
5. Buenos Aires - Argentine

Top 5 best cardgames on this trip
1. Shithead
2. Kabul
3. Janif
4. 99
5. Asshole

Top 5 BEST MOMENTS!
1. Standing on 6088 meters!
2. Walking on the most beautiful beach on the world
3. Seeing parts of an glacier falling - Puerto Moreno
4. Walking with backpak on 5300 meters
5. Doing a 3 day trek alone - Fitz Roy trek - Argentine

And to finish it off, a list of the best activities done so far! In no particulair order!

- Huayhuash trek, 10 days in Huaraz - Peru
- Torres del Paine National Park, the W trek, 5 days
- Puerto Moreno Glacier
- Condoriri to Huayna Potosí trek 5 days in La Paz - Bolivia
- Huayna Potosì, 6088 m
- Salar de Uyuni tour
- Walking 60km from Arequipa to Cusco
- Fitz Roy trek
- Iguazu Waterfalls
- Favela tour in Rio
- El Bolson trek