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I have not toured in S America, but I have done most of my touring on 26 inch wheels. For pavement I like the Schwalbe Marathons (with Greenguard) in 1.5 (40mm) width. I have also used the 2.0 width (50mm) Duremes for mixed pavement and good quality gravel. But the older non-tandem Duremes that I used are almost impossible to find now.
I carried a spare 1.5 width Vitoria Randonneur Pro folding tire. Although my touring on narrower tires was in USA and Canada where it is easy to find a 26 inch tire, the most available 26 inch tires are usually knobbies that are wider, thus I carried a narrower road tire as a spare.
The tandem version of the Dureme is very stiff and would likely be slow riding. That said, if you were on really rough roads, maybe that would be preferable?