2 November 2025

RFI: South America in December

Hi all,

I might be traveling to Rio de Janeiro around New Years, and wanted to combine it with a mammal watching trip beforehand for about a week or so around Christmas.

I wanted to crowdsource ideas / inspiration for potential destinations.

I know that this is the wet season in much of South America, so many of the classic destinations (e.g. Pantanal, Amazon) might be off limit ?

Any ideas for destinations with cool mammals that would be appropriate for that time of the year would be much appreciated (also – I’ve already seen Pumas in Torres del Paine, so not that 🙂

Thanks,

Yon

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  • 2 November 2025
    Miles Foster

    Hi, Yon. Tepuhueico on Chiloe Island, Chile – Darwin’s fox, monito del monte, southern pudu, kodkod, southern river otter and great food – at least when we were there – plus palafitos and world heritage wooden churches – and December would be a good time to look for endemic dolphins and migratory whales.

    Miles

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