Like everyone else, I carried a tent and (minimal) camping gear throughout Central and South America, using it seldom. There were a couple of times when I actually could not find a place to stay in a given town after arriving right at dusk—usually due to some sort of local festival, although sometimes it was the Dakar rolling thru—and was glad for the tent option.

I didn’t bring the complete kit, since I knew I wasn’t going to be camping regularly. When I went trekking in Torres del Paine, I bought a little camp stove locally, plus maybe some other odds and ends that I’ve since forgotten. This is easily done in any area which has a camping culture. On the other hand, most of South and Central America have little or no camping culture. When a friend from Venezuela came to visit in the US and we went camping with friends, he said he’d never been camping before and was furthermore amazed that we just slept outside without bringing along bodyguards. That would be a country where I would not expect to find a lot of camping gear in the shops.

I have several Hilleberg tents, and I had one with me in Torres del Paine. Mine was one of the very few left standing when the winds picked up late one night. Yes, it cost a lot—but it’s still going strong more than 20 years after purchase, and it’s light, waterproof, windproof and compact. If I’d just been buying a tent for a single trip, I’d have bought a cheaper one...and gotten miserable that night in TDP. Instead, I look long term to the extent I can afford, and it’s been a long time since I had to even ask the question “what tent should I buy.”

YMMV, naturally.

I bought a Hubba Hubba 2 man tent from MSR back in 2008 for a trip across Europe, around Greece and back over the Alps. Worked faultlessly and used in in many camping trips since. Easy to set up and pack and at around 2kg can be used for backpacking too. Only now there is the odd drip, probably due to the seam tape having dissintigrated, but that can be replaced. It is nearly freestanding, the vestibule areas have to be pegged out. Good for hot weather as the two entrances are on opposite sides and can be left partly open at the same time, allowing a draft through.
I did look at the lone Rider ADV tent, as a replacement one day, this seems to have a similar design but looks tougher and roomier.

I've used a Coleman dome tent now for over 25 years. Finally after a lot of thought and investigation we are going with the Coleman Darwin 4+

Like I said above, been using a Darwin 2 and like it a lot.

These days Coleman makes one that looks just like the Darwin, but is made of blackout material. You should check that one out - it's what I would go with if I was buying right now.