This decorative painted style, very popular in Buenos Aires, is called ‘Fileteado Porteño’, ‘porteños’ being what the inhabitants of Buenos Aires call themselves. The colourful style, with its painted swirls […]
We went to Sweden after some time in Denmark and found that the Swedes do not display their flags nearly as much as the Danes. Boats are the best place […]
I wrote this for my six-year-old niece when I got back from Argentina… This is all about the birds we saw on our trip to Argentina. The first place we went […]
In the museum in Jujuy we decided to figure out which of the Andean masks best represented each one of us. Me. Al.Chico Cesar. Jujuy is in Argentina and pronounced […]
La Boca is one of the poorer barrios (neighbourhoods) in Buenos Aires. Its location near the port made it a logical place to live for fishermen and dockworkers. One of the many pieces […]
The High Puna of Argentina leads up into the Andes with roads that twist and turn forever upwards, and later forever downwards. The altitude here is 4,170 m (13,681 ft). […]
At the edge of the Andes lies the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with multi-coloured sandstone formations. The whole northwest of Argentina is filled with these striking quebradas (canyons) […]
The sheer power of water astounds at Iguazu Falls in northeastern Argentina. I hadn’t expected to be impressed, especially after seeing Niagara Falls, but these knocked me out! The falls […]
Located in the Recoleta, the ritziest part of Buenos Aires, La Biela Café is a great place for people watching while knocking back a strong, overpriced coffee. A ‘biela’ is a part […]
In Cordoba, Argentina, a juxtaposition of a gothic cathedral with a modern art gallery, and in the background the bell tower of a Spanish colonial-style church. Without this juxtaposition the […]
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