You know what they say, “All work and no play makes us dull amigas and amigos”.

If you’re tired of the same old bars, clubs and dinner party conversations, maybe you need a shot of exotic, carefree, good times…Latin style!

For holiday fun dripping in sultry and stirred in spice,  you can’t go past South America’s four hottest party cities:

Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Get the song out of your head and into your life with a holiday on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Ipanema Beach.

Apart from all the tall and tanned and young and lovely girls and guys from Ipanema walking by, you’ll see all kinds of famous local characters rambling about the sands too.

For example, the shouting Pineapple Man – who’s always close at hand with slices of thirst quenching heaven to enjoy after your game of beach volleyball, surfing or Brazilian watching!

Right amongst the sand sizzling action is the Caesar Park Hotel Rio De Janeiro where you can indulge in the super yummy Portuguese bean and pork stew feijoada at the Galani restaurant.

Ít’s the ideal way to get energised for dancing and flirtatious fun into the wee hours at nearby bars and clubs.

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Party Peddling in Bogota, Colombia

Ok, we’re not suggesting a trip to Colombia is going to be a Brady Bunch goes to Hawaii experience.

However, with a lot of the cartel problems cleaned up in the past decade, many tourist areas are now quite safe (as with any developing country, exercise caution and keep an eye on DFAT updates).

As a result, visitors from around the world are discovering what an amazingly beautiful country this is.

For party-folk, Bogota is all night action. One must-do is the Punta Sur bar where you can dance on the tables – usually after a few shots served up by cowgirl waitresses!

On a Sunday, the place to clear your mind of party haze is on the 70 + miles of roads closed to traffic where locals walk, skate, cycle and jog under the sun in the ‘Ciclovia’ event.

For your efforts, you can enjoy a massage at the Andino Royal Hotel located in a cosmopolitan area of the city, close to great restaurants, bars and shopping.

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Tango Time in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Tango is the kind of party trick you’d love to be able to unleash at a function back home while everyone else on the dancefloor does the awkward Anglo-shuffle or embarrassing Bundy Bogan Bop.

The perfect place to see how The Dance of Love should be done is at the BocaTango theatre in Buenos Aires.

During the day, you can visit their tango exhibition before a bit of lunch, sightseeing and a lesson at one of the many tango salons around town.

Then in the evening, head back to BocaTango for an Argentinian BBQ  of world famous dinosaur sized steak and show starring entrancing dancers, singers and a live band.

Buenos Aires bars don’t get warmed up until well after midnight – and most clubs don’t even open their doors till 2am.

So you’ll have plenty of time to find somewhere in the Puerto Madero or Palermo areas to practice your surprise new party moves.

Hotel Novotel Buenos Aires is right in the heart of the city they call the Paris of South America.

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Gay friendly partying in Caracas, Venezuela

The land where they build Miss Universes also has one of the most exciting party scenes in Latin America - mainly due to the influence of the Miss Universes of Partying, the gay community.

La Cotorra is a great spot if you prefer you beats 70s and 80s style – think Wham, Village People and Gloria Gaynor.  For  something a little more 21st century, The Royal Club has three bars and a strobe-lit dance floor.

While on the straight front, Rosalinda is the place to mix, drink and dance with the rich, famous, fashionable and eccentric.

At the luxury Gran Meliá Caracas Hotel you can swan around the lavish swimming pools and party-pretty yourself at the beauty salon.

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