Route notes
Why this routing works
This six-week itinerary is structured as an open-jaw South America loop rather than a flight-only circle. It begins with Minneapolis to Lima, then leaves room for an overland move within Peru from Lima to Cuzco before resuming by air to La Paz. A second overland segment connects La Paz to Asuncion, after which the routing returns to air travel for Foz de Iguassu, Rio de Janeiro, and the final flight back to Minneapolis.
The sequencing keeps the ticket focused on the longer flight gaps while leaving the two surface sectors off the airfare. That can be useful when the trip plan includes ground travel between cities that do not need to be flown. On the ticketed side, the route moves in one direction across western and southern South America into Brazil, which helps avoid unnecessary backtracking.
With 4 nights listed in Lima and 5 nights in Rio de Janeiro, the timing anchors the start and end of the trip while leaving the remaining six-week schedule flexible across the intermediate stops. Priced from USD 1,924 to USD 2,518 in economy, this is a multi-stop itinerary built around a mix of flights and overland connections, departing in June within the April to June season window.