Paragliding with Gonzolo

One of the coolest things I´ve ever done...just as if I was sitting comfortably in a chair and floating through the sky, spying condors, parrots and animals grazing on the hillsides. Unfortunately, with Marc and Gonzolo´s combined weight on the brink of maximum capacity, the conditions were too dangerous for them to go.

Vuelta y vuelta: an adventure through Argentina

February 22nd 2009
We spent 18 days in Argentina, getting a healthy dose of urban Argentine life by stopping in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Cordoba and finally Salta on our way north to Bolivia. We were surprised to learn that 90 per cent of Argentina’s population is European (only three per cent of which is half European, half indigenous). If we were dressed appropriately, we could pretty much blend in with the local ... read more

South America » Argentina

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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