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Iguazú: waterfalls and (tame) wildlife
These world famous waterfalls bubble over with superlatives: 70 meters high, 275 different falls, located in a National Park declared Patrimony of Mankind by UNESCO, etc. etc. For me, it was seeing the coatís (a type of raccoon) up-close that proved to be the highlight. And the butterflies, of course (more…)
Definitely, I will be back [...]
Saltos de Moconá, Misiones
The “Saltos de Moconá” is a series of waterfalls of the river Uruguay, on the border of Argentina and Brazil, accessible from the Argentine province of Misiones at the small town of El Soberbio (more…)
Far less grand than the Iguazú Falls, it was nevertheless the highlight of my trip to Misiones. Depending on the amount [...]
A night out in Buenos Aires
You don’t necessarily come here for the food, nor for the sound of the tin-ey sounding piano. You do come to this place because of the atmosphere oozing from the aged bricks and to enjoy the nightly changing program of classic and modern tango/jazz/vocals/Argentine soul.
On the night I attended, the young Uruguayan singer Valeria Lima [...]
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