Tips for Travelers to Central and South
America:
Article Information provided by US State Department
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El
Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Travelers to Central and South America are usually welcomed with courtesy and
warmth. You can visit major cities, ruins of great ancient civilizations,
primeval tropical rainforests and breathtaking locales. However, there are
important things that you should know before you travel.
CURRENT TRAVEL INFORMATION
The Department of State's Consular Information
Sheets are available for every country of the
world. They describe topics such as unusual
entry regulations, the crime and security
situation, political disturbances, areas of
instability and drug penalties. They also
provide addresses and emergency telephone
numbers for U.S. embassies and consulates in the
subject countryPublic Announcements are a
means to disseminate information about terrorist
threats and other relatively short-term and/or
trans-national conditions posing significant
risks to the security of American travelers.
You can access Consular Information Sheets,
Travel Warnings and Public Announcements 24
hours-a-day in several ways.
Telephone
To listen to them, call (202) 647-5225 from a
touchtone phone.
Fax
From your fax machine, dial (202) 647-3000,
using the handset as you would a regular
telephone. The system prompts you on how to
proceed.
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