South America
It’s 2009, and we’re currently in South America. This section contains podcasts, photos and videos from South America and Latin America.
Podcast: Eco Yoga Park, Argentina
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] [Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts] This podcast has been recorded whilst I’m volunteering at an Eco Yoga Park near General Rodriguez, 60km west of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Run by Hare Krishna devotees, and known by its other name Nueva Vrindavan, the Eco [...]
Wine touring in Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is a really beautiful city and it is right in the middle of Argentina’s best wineyards (the region produces 70% of the country’s wine), and the base for a number of wonderful outdoor activities. One of them naturally being wine-tasting tours on bicycle….sounds like fun? It definitely is!!! I went wine tasting with four [...]
Tupiza – the wild-west town of Bolivia
Tupiza is a dusty, wild-west Bolivian town. It is surrounded by gorgeous red mountains, desert and cactus. It is a city in Potosi Department. It has an elevation of about 3160 m and the population is around 25.000. The climate is mild year-round, with most of the rain falling between November and March. From June [...]
Video: La Bomba de Tiempo, Buenos Aires
Here’s a quick video clip of La Bomba de Tiempo (‘timebomb’), an incredible drum ensemble based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first part of the video show the warm-up group, and the second part is the main La Bomba de Tiempo band. Unfortunately my camera ran out of batteries after a minute or so, but [...]
Street art in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Walking around the centre of Buenos Aires the other night, I spotted this fabulous example of Argentinian street art.
Iguazu Falls, Argentina
With the flooding of the Guaíra Falls between Brazil & Paraguay in 1982, the mighty Iguazu falls currently has the greatest average annual flow of any waterfall in the world. You can view my photo slideshow of Iguazu Falls here, and my Iguazu Falls video here. The entire Iguazu waterfall system consists of 275 waterfalls [...]
Video: Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Here’s a short video I have put together of the clips I took at Iguazu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border. With the flooding of the Guaíra Falls between Brazil & Paraguay in 1982, the mighty Iguazu falls currently has the greatest average annual flow of any waterfall in the world. Links You can view my [...]
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