Stunningly beautiful very touristy place. Chocolate shops, Swiss style chalets, Hostels, Hotels, Restaurants, Patagonia clothes and wares abound. Lots of wonderful lakes framed by magnificent mountains. Plenty of hiking, biking and rock climbing. We ate the Chocolate, Cycled the routes and climbed the hills and had a fantastic time here. If the climb does […]
Read MoreIf you are lucky enough to be in Buenos Aires on a Wednesday night check out Calle Peru 576 where the band Orquestra Tipica el Afronte has a regular gig. You will be rewarded by heartfelt pulsing tango music with four bandoneons, three violins, one cello, one piano and one double bass and a […]
Read MoreI started the year off in the Amazon in Brazil where I travelled with two Argentinian guys, two Italian guys and a Brazilian guide. We chattered non stop despite the fact I did not know Italian and only had a smattering of Brazilian Portuguese, the Italians had no english and the Argentinians had no […]
Read MoreFifteen young investigators were looking for the tree from North East Argentina. Armed with magnifying glasses and binoculars they had been set a task to find a variety of leaves and the largest tree in the Gardens. They were divided into small teams with a Conviven volunteer helping to keep the eager young detectives […]
Read MoreThe call of African drums starts this Carnival which lasts for 40 days. The first day is Parade of the calls day which went on throughout the night known as desfile de las LLamadas. The calls derive from the days of the black slaves when they would meet to celebrate or deal with social […]
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