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December - January

The shorter of the two rainy seasons, it is hot and very humid.

30°C Average max daytime temperature

23°C Average min nighttime temperature

18 days per season rainfall

High humidity

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February - March

A short dry season begins but the temperature remains hot and humid and there is always a chance of a short downpour.

30°C Average max daytime temperature

22°C Average min nighttime temperature

14 days per season rainfall

High humidity

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April - July

The second, longer rainy season starts from late April. Temperatures still high and it can be oppressively humid.

30°C Average max daytime temperature

23°C Average min nighttime temperature

20 days per season rainfall

High humidity

Matapica Swamp

August - November

The long dry season starts from mid-August. September and October are the warmest but also the driest months meaning that it’s the best time to visit.

32°C Average max daytime temperature

23°C Average min nighttime temperature

11 days per season rainfall

High humidity

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Meet our team

Real Latin american experts

  • Carrie
    Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert

    A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.

  • Charlotte
    Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

  • Sophie
    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

  • Lina
    Lina Fuller - Travel Expert

    Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.

  • Sallly
    Sally Dodge - Travel Expert

    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

  • Heloise
    Heloise Buxton - Travel Expert

    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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