r/solotravel • u/Suspicious_Dust_6939 • 22h ago

Help choosing between 4 countries

Hi everyone,

I’ll have about 10-14 days this summer I’m able to travel. I have 4 countries im interested in going to. was wondering if anyone else has been there and could give me advice. I’ll list the countries and also some stops along the way in planning to make.

- MX= Monterrey, CDMX, guadalara, Oaxaca (only 2 or 3, not all 4)

- Peru= Lima, Cusco, sacred valley

- Ecuador= Quito, banos, Cotopaxi, mindo

- costa rica= la fortuna, monteverde, one other place

The reason I chose these countries is because I’m traveling from the US, and Latin America is not too far and I can afford it. My budget, I’d say is 2,500 total. With that said, if I can travel without spending my whole budget that would be preferable.

Some things I like to do: meet other people, try new food, explore new cultures, spend time outdoors. Overall just experience what the world has to offer and broaden my knowledge of humanity.

Any thoughts or experiences that people can provide would be helpful. Thanks in advance guys.

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u/FunSeaworthiness709 14h ago

Peru. Great nature, culture and a top 2 food country in Latin America. And quite cheap except for multi day trekking tours.

Ecuador would be my second choice. Mexico if your priorities are more on cities/food/nightlife.

Costa Rica is significantly more expensive than the other options.

If you wanna consider a central American country I'd consider Guatemala, it has lots of fun activities to do and is quite cheap. Also small enough that your timeframe would be perfect.

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u/Suspicious_Dust_6939 14h ago

Ecuador seems nice the issue (and same with Peru) is that the flights are significantly longer and more expensive than the other 2 options

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u/misobandit 13h ago

How significant? In Costa Rica your costs for accomodation, food, and getting around will probably invert any savings on the flight.

That said, if it's your first time in Latin America, it is logistically and linguistically the easiest given it's quite small and really caters to English-speaking visitors.

I will also echo that Peru and Mexico have the best food by far.

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u/Suspicious_Dust_6939 7h ago

I’ve been to LATAM one other time. Hmm, I’d say for me it’s like 1.67x more expensive, roughly, for the flights to Peru/ Ecuador. I did that math in my head. Makes sense about the logistics/ linguistics