City guides
Eat supravegan across South America
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Asunción, Paraguay
$4-6/day cooking. $6-10/day with occasional restaurants.
Paraguay is a meat-heavy country: sopa paraguaya and asado are everywhere. But Asunción has a growing vegan scene and Mercado 4 is one of the best produce markets in South America. Breakfast is the hardest meal; self-cater with oats, fruit, and flax.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
$5-8/day cooking. $8-15/day with occasional restaurants.
Argentina is deeply meat-centric, but Buenos Aires has a thriving vegan scene, especially in Palermo. Italian heritage means pasta, pizza, and gnocchi are everywhere. Breakfast is usually coffee and pastries, so self-cater breakfast.
Lima, Peru
$5-8/day cooking. $8-14/day with occasional restaurants.
Peru’s culinary capital is famous for ceviche and seafood, but Lima has a fast-growing vegan scene in Miraflores, Barranco, and San Isidro. Peruvian biodiversity makes it a superb supravegan city: potatoes, quinoa, purple corn, cacao, tropical fruit, and Andean vegetables.
Santiago, Chile
$6-10/day cooking. $10-16/day with occasional restaurants.
Santiago has some of South America’s strongest vegan infrastructure: dedicated vegan restaurants, health food stores, organic markets, and a health-conscious culture. La Vega is a produce cathedral. Chilean cuisine centers on bread, avocados, beans, corn, and vegetables, making it easier to adapt than Argentina.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
$3-5/day cooking. $5-8/day with occasional restaurants.
Santa Cruz is tropical, relaxed, inexpensive, and more cosmopolitan than highland Bolivia. Bolivian cuisine centers on rice, beans, potatoes, corn, and yuca, which makes the staples supravegan-friendly even when restaurant options are limited.
Medellín, Colombia
$4-7/day cooking. $7-12/day with occasional restaurants.
Medellín has one of South America’s most exciting vegan scenes, driven by locals, digital nomads, and a health-conscious culture. The City of Eternal Spring provides year-round tropical produce, and veganized Colombian classics are increasingly easy to find.
Quito, Ecuador
$3-6/day cooking. $5-10/day with occasional restaurants.
Quito sits at 2,850 meters, so altitude adjustment matters. The vegan scene is smaller than Medellín or Santiago but solid, and Ecuador’s produce is exceptional year-round thanks to the equator and altitude mix.