South America is a grand continent filled with a melting pot of culture, history, tradition, extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Outside of American post exam antics at Spring Break, there is a lot of tourism from North America as well as the rest of the world for the abundance of festivals and parties that occur in South America.
At this current time with the World Cup in Brazil it may be a glorious time to go. If you have no attachments and can fund yourself to the great continent then why not take a trip of a lifetime and soak up all the sights and sounds of the Brazil.
If football is not tout sort of thing then how about taking a trip into the thick of the Amazon Jungle for bush walk deep in the heart of the jungle. Living and surviving with limited tools making shelters and hunting for food is a back to basics once in a life time experience.