I spent 10 weeks backpacking through South America. Here are the 4 places I'd visit again in a heartbeat.

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The author in Puerto Natales, Chile.
My partner and I spent 10 weeks backpacking around South America.

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I spent 10 weeks backpacking through South America. Here are the 4 places I'd visit again in a heartbeat.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
The author in Puerto Natales, Chile.
I enjoyed hiking around Torres del Paine National Park.

Isabel Vasquez Larson

Trump Admin ‘Stands Ready’ to Bail Out the Guy Who Handed Elon Musk a Chainsaw

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Elon Musk (L) holds a chainsaw alongside Argentine President Javier Milei during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 20, 2025.

I moved from the US to Argentina for the lower cost of living. It helped me pay down student debt, but living abroad had its dark side.

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Left: Greyson Ferguson. Right: An aerial view of Tirana, Albania
Ferguson moved to Tirana, Albania, in April 2025.

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I was at the Copa America final in Miami. Getting in was chaotic and I worried about a stampede.

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Couple posing in Argentina gear at Miami stadium during Copa America final
Andrea Persson went to see the final match with her husband and described the chaotic scenes trying to enter the stadium.

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Big Tech is cozying up to Argentina's firebrand president as it sets its sights on the country's 'white gold'

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Argentina's president, Javier Milei, during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral on May 25, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina's President Javier Milei

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Elon Musk's Tesla dreams may hinge on his blossoming bromance with Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei

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Elon Musk and Javier Milei giving two thumbs up
Elon Musk met with Argentine president Javier Milei last week.

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Argentina's new government says it will punish protesters by taking away their welfare payments

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Javier Milei
The newly-elected President of Argentina, Javier Milei, speaking after the polls closed in the presidential runoff on November 19, 2023, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Argentina's dollar-loving president Javier Milei warns the country to get ready for a painful economic shock

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A supporter of Presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza holds a replica of a hundred dollars bill with Milei's photo during a rally on September 25, 2023 in San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A supporter of Presidential candidate Javier Milei holds a replica of a hundred-dollar bill during a rally in September.

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Taking dollarization to the next level: Here's a look at countries using the greenback as local currency

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Andrew Jackson portrait on twenty dollar bill.
Andrew Jackson portrait on $20 bill.

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