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December 4th, 2013
Latin American Music as a force for political change
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog that looked at a few of the musical genres which define a very musical continent, but this week I’m going to focus specifically on two genres which have wrought social and political change. Both music and political instability are ubiquitous in South America, so it goes… Read Full Post
November 27th, 2013
Hemingway and the glory days of Cabo Blanco, Peru
Looking at the unspectacular smattering of low-strung cabins and fishing boats on a scrubby cape on Peru’s North coast, you would never imagine that Cabo Blanco had played host to the likes of Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Joe di Maggio and Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway’s life-long love affair with Cuba is well documented, but… Read Full Post
- ¡Arriba! Some famous genres of Latin American music
- Four South American dishes
- Icons of Buenos Aires: Evita Peron
- Galapagos vacation highlight: Galapagos mockingbirds
- ¿Cachai? An overview of Latin American Spanish
- Small vessel Galapagos vacation: Galapagos in figures
- 3 Latin American cocktails
- The humble potato, The Andes’ greatest export
- Trujillo travel guide: Jewel of Peru’s North
- Galapagos evolution highlights: Darwin’s finches
- Discover Quito: not just a Galapagos stopover
- Peru highlights: condors in the Colca Canyon
- Arequipa tourist attractions: Peru’s white city
- An introduction to South American wines
- Luxury Galapagos cruise checklist: the marine iguana
- 10 fascinating Machu Picchu facts
- Salta travel tips
- Machu Picchu Travel Tips
- A brief history of Cusco
- Darwin and the Galapagos: Part 2
- Darwin and the Galapagos: Part 1
- 5 Amazon animal species
- Trips to Uruguay from Buenos Aires
- Easter Island: debunking the myths
- A guide to shopping in Peru
- A guide to shopping in Santiago
- A guide to shopping in Argentina
- Film review: “Even The Rain” (2010)
- Four key ingredients of Andean cuisine
- Day Trips from Buenos Aires: Tigre, the Paraná Delta and the Tren de la Costa
- Understanding South America through its History of War
- Poor Niagra! Visiting Iguazu Falls
- Film review: La Nana (Chile 2009)
- Four Latin American blockbusters worth watching
- Three questions arising from One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Day Trips from Mendoza, Argentina
- Where to Visit Pre-Inca Ruins in Peru
- Exploring Santiago, Chile
- Understanding Maradona, Understanding Argentina
- The Acequias, Veredas and Plazas of Mendoza
- What’s That Gourd? An Introduction to Yerba Mate
- Lake Titicaca: A Special Place
- Visiting Lima: A Country In Itself
- People actually live in Patagonia: the films of Carlos Sorín
- Uncovering Peru with Mario Vargas Llosa
- Visiting The Life-Changing Perito Moreno Glacier
- Discovering Chile with the Poetry of Pablo Neruda
- Asado – the Beef, not the Bull
- Ceviche – A Peruvian Obsession