Anastasia owns a magazine and you, my friend, are a journalist. Suddenly, I was working in two fields I had dreamed of only a week after arriving. Being at the right place and knowing the right people enabled me to work and live relatively well for six years in South America. Teaching and guiding jobs are two of the most common avenues of employment, and are fairly similar throughout the continent, though naturally differences in economies make some countries more attractive to work in.
Some countries have more opportunities for guides also.
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil are some of the top draws. Guiding South America boasts a phenomenal natural diversity, the histories of ancient civilizations, and the exoticism of remote cultures. All this makes for great tourism. Showing others the country I was living in helped me to see it in a new light. I landed my most recent tour of duty from late 1996 until mid-1999.