Anyone been to Peru, ecuador, or chile?

Hi indojo I cant talk too much about Peru and Chile cause i havent visited them. In the other hand, im from Ecuador, and well i have spend my whole life in here. It really depends if you are into nature, you could visit the Galapagos Islands, or the mountains and free nature places of the "Sierra" and the "Amazonia" regions, or the beaches of the "Costa" region. Also the famous Galapagos Islands. The most beatiful cities to visit are Guayaquil, Quito and Cuenca. Im really more into visiting cities, not too much into nature stuff, so local places i like to visit are the above cities(Quito and Cuenca). I live in the other one, Guayaquil, is the one with more population and the one that is more dangerous actually.(anyway, Ecuador isnt so safe). I have never been robbed(guess im lucky) actually but i know too many that has been robbed. The weather varies depending on what region you are. Sierra and Amazonia most of the time are cold places, so be sure to go with cold clothe. The Costa in the other hand is a living hell!!! maybe im exaggerating, but its hot anyway.

lima is dangerous. i am not sure about other parts of peru. chile is more westernised than the other two but not necessarily less dangerous. ecuador is not particularly although there are parts of quito it is not a great idea to wander around alone at night. you should be safe enough in the smaller towns and i don't see you having any problems travelling with a child - lone women can get some hassle but it is not threatening in my experience, a child should stop that altogether. i'd recommend ecuador simply because i know it best.

I haven't yet been to South America but it is near to the top of my travel wish list. I would love to go to Machu Picchu in Peru. I would adore a boat trip around the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. I would like to visit my friend in Chile and she has told me it is a very scenic country. I travel with my two young children. My son is two and a half years old. My daughter is six months old. During my pregnancy I took my son to Cape Town and the Garden Route in South Africa. I know that Chile is a safe country. Ecuador and Peru are more of an adventure I imagine. I love traveling and would happily take my children to all three of those countries plus to Colombia and Brazil on my own.

Well, I have not been to these countries. Yet, check out on LonelyPlanet site to get some good information on these countries. Some excerpts from http://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-america : " Peru is an epic fantasyland. Imagine forgotten temples entangled in jungle vines, cobwebbed imperial tombs baking in the desert sun and ancient bejeweled treasures beyond reckoning. Wild rivers that rage around Cuzco, pumas that prowl in the night and hallucinogenic shaman rituals that are centuries old. After all, this is the South American country that chewed up and spat out empire after empire – even Inca warriors and Spanish conquistadors didn’t stand a lasting chance. No one could completely conquer this jaw-dropping terrain, from the Cordillera Blanca with dozens of peaks exceeding 5000m, down to the vast coastal deserts and the hot, steamy rainforests of the Amazon Basin. Peru has three main climatic zones: the tropical Amazon jungle to the east; the arid coastal desert to the west; and the Andean mountains and highlands in the middle of the country. In the Andes, which have altitudes over 3500m, average daily temperatures fall below 10°C (50°F) and overnight temperatures can dip well below freezing. Travelers flying straight into Cuzco (3326m) should allow time to acclimatize. From June to August is the dry season in the mountains and altiplano (Andean plateau); the wettest months are from December to March. It rains all the time in the hot and humid rainforest, but the driest months there are from June to September. However, even during the wettest months from December to May, it rarely rains for more than a few hours at a time. Along the arid coastal strip, the hot months are from December through March. Some parts of the coastal strip see rain rarely, if at all. From April to November, Lima and other areas by the Pacific Ocean are enclosed in garúa (coastal fog, mist or drizzle) as warmer air masses off the desert drift over the ocean where the cold Humboldt Current hits. " Also check : http://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru/weather "