1 Metropolitan Touring I have always been fascinated by cities, by their dynamism, their hum, their contradictions and their potential. There is something about them that has always grabbed my attention and challenged me to ? nd out more. It has therefore been a great privilege for me to travel over the last years to the capitals and cities of the countries Metropolitan Touring today operates in. On every trip, I ? nd myself thinking about their similarities and their differences, about how the dynamics ? ow, about local governments and grassroots politics, about the millions of dreams that will shape them. While captivated by the cities, I have always been enchanted by the natural splendours I have discovered when travelling around the countries. I never cease to be amazed by how inspiring nature can be. We sometimes, somehow, lose our childlike curiosity for the new and the different along the road of life. But travel can revive it. In fact, Im convinced travel is one of the few cures. South America shouts its diversity from every rooftop, it sings its singularity, dances to a hundred different beats with its landscapes, cultures, people and idiosyncrasies. It celebrates the extraordinary like few places on earth. We invite you to explore this great continent with us, to revive your curiosity, to experience the extraordinary! A message from the President Paulina Burbano de Lara President, Metropolitan Touring