BARRIO (Travel Pulse) – To celebrate the arrival of 2024, Latin America has destinations where travelers enjoy extraordinary natural beauty, pleasant weather, and world-class cuisine. Here are five highly recommended places to toast the New Year.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This fabulous Brazilian city is a favorite for travelers worldwide to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. In 2024, the fun is guaranteed by the high level of services offered, the warmth of its inhabitants, and the exquisite cuisine in countless hotels and world-class restaurants.

The beaches of Rio de Janeiro are the best places to spend a spectacular night with the family or couple for the number of cultural and artistic shows, in addition to the spectacular display of fireworks of 15 minutes duration (the largest in the world) in Copacabana beach and other 12 points of the city in which an attendance of more than 2 million people is expected.

The party, which includes champagne showers, runs until the next day, and locals follow the tradition of jumping seven waves to attract good luck in the coming year and ensure that seven wishes are met for every wave jumped.

Santa Marta, Colombia

This Colombian destination is always sought after by nature lovers for its extraordinary beaches and landscapes, especially at this end of the year due to the large number of events in the streets of its incredible historic center.

With the view of the Caribbean in the background, Santa Marta’s restaurants offer special packages to their visitors that include fun and first-rate gastronomy with traditional dishes such as fish sancocho and contemporary cuisine specialties with signature creations.

In addition to the dinners offered by hotels and restaurants, visitors to Santa Marta will celebrate with parties on public beaches. For those looking for experiences in nature, there are excursions to the Tayrona National Natural Park and tours of several days to reach the emblematic Lost City, located in the lush jungle of Teyuna in the Sierra Nevada.

Cancun, Mexico

In this privileged Mexican Caribbean resort, travelers have an extensive menu of options to make the New Year a memorable date with natural experiences, such as diving in stunning coral reefs, boat trips through mangroves, and deep sea fishing, among others. Cancun has the best white sand beaches certified with the Blue Flag eco-label and top-notch spas for those looking for relaxation.

To toast the arrival of 2024, there are several options in the Caribbean waters, such as a pirate ship ride where attendees will enjoy live music, a gourmet dinner, and a colorful fireworks festival. Another option is the New Year’s Eve 2024 Celebration, which includes a tour of Isla Mujeres, where attendees enjoy this date dressed in white.

Hotels and restaurants also celebrate with world-class shows and cuisine. In addition, the Great Red Carpet Party will be held, an event that combines music and gastronomy with gourmet specialties and fun that includes spectacular fireworks.

Punta del Este, Uruguay 

This resort in Uruguay, which has always been characterized by offering services for high-end tourism, will celebrate, for the third consecutive time, the arrival of 2024 with the Collage Universe Party in Punta del Este Polo & Country Club, located in a paradisiacal place full of trees, lagoons and overlooking the sea.

Another way to toast the New Year will be with the All Day I Dream party series, an organic house sound project created by British producer Lee Burridge, to be held at the Hotel Serena in Playa Mansa. Attendees will be able to learn the proposals of artists such as Tim Green, Lost Desert, and Sébastien Léger, among others.

In addition, for those who like to explore tourist sites, there are tours around the historic center, Cape Poland, the city of Piriapolis, and a series of vineyards near Pueblo Eden, where visitors can have lunch toasting the arrival of 2024 with the best wines of the region.

Viña del Mar, Chile

This iconic resort in Chile welcomes the New Year with an outstanding fireworks display in front of the sea that uses low-noise pyrotechnics to avoid annoyance to people and pets sensitive to the sound of explosions.

This time, Viña del Mar will host more than 9,000 fireworks distributed in six areas of the coast in a show designed to protect the ecosystem and leave very little waste after the celebration, according to Chilean tourism authorities.

For this season in Viña del Mar, also known as Garden City, there are several tours that visitors can enjoy in different parts of the city, such as the famous Clock of Flowers, the Quinta Vergara, and Wulff Castle, to mention a few.

The Viñaclasic is highly recommended, which has outdoor spaces to dance to electronic music, also free live music shows can be enjoyed at Plaza Sotomayor. Another option is La Otra, where visitors enjoy food trucks, light shows, lasers, and places with music to dance.