What is the best passport for Latin America?

bbc.com reporte this has been a good year for Colombians, Peruvians and Chileans seeking to travel abroad as tourists. This week, the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation which includes Colombia and Peru in the list of countries that, in the future, shall be exempted from processing visa for short stays. The measure adds to a similar one approved on 27 February in the European Parliament to withdraw the demand for tourist visa to citizens of those Nations who want to access the Schengen – consisting of 26 countries of Europe – and which, expected to come into force in 2015.

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In March, Chile became the first country in the region to join the U.S. Visa waiver program.UU.
And March 30, Chile became the first country in the region to join the Visa Waiver Program (Visa Waiver ProgramVWP), which allows you to enter the United States without a visa. According to the consulting firm Visa restrictions index Henley & Partners, carried out in cooperation with the International Association of air transport (IATA, for its acronym in English), Argentines, Brazilians and Chileans are those who can travel to most countries without a visa.

On the contrary, Haitians, Dominicans and Cubans are further formalities which must be made. Read Article

Position in Latin America Position in the global ranking Country Number of countries that can be accessed without a visa (2013) Number of countries that can be accessed without a visa (2008)

Global Ranking 2013 2008
1 18 Argentina 147 127
2 19 Brazil 146 122
3 21 Chile 141 127
4 23 Mexico 132 114
4 23 Uruguay 132 118
5 27 Venezuela 128 111
6 29 Paraguay 52 104
7 31 Costa Rica 122 108
8 32 Panama 121 100
9 34 Guatemala 114 100
9 34 Honduras 114 100
10 35 El Salvador 113 98
11 36 Nicaragua 109 93
12 49 Peru 80 62
13 54 Ecuador 74 58
14 55 Bolivia 73 65
15 65 Colombia 63 48
16 66 Cuba 61 42
17 74 Dominican Rep 52 43
18 80 Haiti 46 36
Source: Henley & Partners. Data updated to July 2013.