Akavena moai

Easter Island

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April 30th 2007
After spending a freezing cold night in Santiago airport (I had forgotten the weather might not be the same there as it was when I was there 4 months ago) I was introduced to the delights of the LAN Chile in-flight entertainment system - you can chose from about 20 films, loads of programmes and 300 albums and watch or listen to what you want went! After so many 18 hour bus journeys in Brazil spen ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more