Trek of the Americas Overland Expedition 7th Anniversary

The seventh annual Trek of the Americas RV Expedition will start in McAllen, Texas on July 25, 2004 and travel over 23,000 miles in four months through fourteen Latin American countries.

(PRWEB) May 6, 2004 -- This is the longest, most ambitious RV tour available on the market today," said event organizer, Norm Yelland of Adventuretours in McAllen, Texas. Recreational Vehicles offer adventurous travelers the opportunity to see these foreign countries and their people, as they really are, while traveling at a leisurely pace." Yelland added.

Logistic planning for the first South America Expedition began in 1990. Four years later, on August 23, 1996 the first organized tour to South America departed from McAllen, Texas. The six-unit caravan, aptly named Trek of the Americas", consisted of American and Canadian tourists who traveled for 135 days thru various weather conditions and over all types of terrain. It proved to be a tremendous travel experience! Now, Adventuretours will repeat this famous route, with ten recreational vehicles and 20 persons.

This years expedition will depart on July 25, 2004 and return approximately the 15th of December. The main travel routing will follow the Pan American Highway, with various side trips of tourist interest. A sampling of the attractions include; the Panama Canal, Atacama Desert in Peru, the wine and Lake District of Chile, glaciers of Argentina, the southernmost city in the world -- Ushuaia, Argentina, the Petrified Forest of Argentina, Whale, Flamingo and Penguin Watching at Puerto Piramides, Argentina, nearly 4000 miles of Brazilian coastline, and a 6-day trip onboard a river barge up the Amazon River with our vehicles.

Reservations are being accepted for this and future trips by Adventuretours. Tourism bureaus from all 14 countries involved will be assisting the group as they pass through their respective nations. Along with the tourism bureaus assistance, assistance is provided by various embassies, the Pan American Highway Committee as well as Camping and Auto Clubs of the countries visited.

Adventuretours is continually traveling to South America on mapping expeditions in various countries to make sure logistical information is accurate before each new trip. Central and South America have entered a new era of tourism, and this company plans on playing a major role in making that growth a reality, while providing tourists a unique opportunity to visit our intriguing southern neighbors.