Latin+America+-+Vacation!

You are each planning your own trip to Latin America! You will be researching your destination, flights, hotels, transportation, entrance requirements, and more to determine what you would need to do to safely plan a trip and travel to a country in this region! Once you have completed your research you will be creating a brochure that summarizes your findings. The day the project is due (see your teacher for the due date) **you must submit your research worksheet, brochure, and works consulted.** = = =**Part 1: Trip Research and Planning**= Where do you want to go?! You must pick at least two locations to visit (this could be a city and a national park, two cities, etc). You can look at different travel sites like [|Lonely Planet] or [|Virtual Tourist] to get ideas about where you might want to go. Pulling up a map always helps too!
 * Step 1 - Where are you headed?**

Determine what entrance requirements you will need to visit the country/countries of your choosing. Use this link to the [|US State Department's Travel Section] a) select your country and b) look for entry/exit requirements for US Citizens. You should also take this opportunity to check this area for "Recent Embassy Notices" or "Travel Warnings" which may contain information about potential dangers you may face should you choose to visit this country.
 * Step 2 - Entrance Requirements and Safety Check**

Check the [|Center for Disease Control's Travel Information] - select your country and then check to see if you would need any vaccinations to visit your country.
 * Step 3 - Medical Requirements**

Flights! How are you going to get down there? Search how to get to your destination from Orlando International Airport (MCO) (You will have to pick dates for your trip to do this) [|Kayak] [|Orbitz]
 * Step 4 - Getting There**

Your trip is 6 nights long. Use one of the following search engines to find a fun hotel. (You will have to pick dates for your trip to do this - be creative) [|Hotels.com] [|Booking.com] [|Orbitz]
 * Step 5 - Where to Stay**

Your itinerary doesn't have to be jam-packed, but you definitely should have a list of sites to see and activities to do while you are visiting your destination! These sites might help give you a jump start: [|Frommers] [|Lonely Planet] [|Trip Advisor] [|Virtual Tourist]
 * Step 6 - What to Do**

How are you going to get from your first city to your second location? Plane? Train? Bus? Boat? Rental Car? How much does it cost? Search for this using the sites already provided or with your own open internet search.
 * Step 7 - Getting from point A to point B**

Use any of the sites provided above, or sources you find on your own to answer these questions: What is the main language spoken in your country? What are the best times of year to visit? What are a few traditional foods you might get to try while visiting your destination?
 * Step 8 - Practical Information**

**Part 2: Create a Travel Brochure for your Vacation Package**
Once you have completed all of your research, please create a brochure that presents all of your research as a travel package. Include total price, entry/exit requirements, medical requirement, flights, hotels, activities possible, and any other alluring practical information. You can use images of the destination to help make the trip seem even more appealing. I recommend using Microsoft Publisher - but there are many other options!