Blogs from Entre Ríos, Argentina, South America - page 3

Carnaval? In Argentina? Yes. Apparently, there is a big carnaval just 3 hours from Buenos Aires, every week during Januaray, February and March. Anyway I went to this carnaval with a tour, so we got to sit in the first row of the VIP section, and see everything real close. It was great - lots of music and little clothing. The carnaval has 3 groups, each appears for about an hour and a half, so it lasts until 3 am, after which we came back to Buenos Aires. Before this carnaval, I also went to a body exhibition in Buenos Aires. In the middle of a big mall, they have an exhibition of real bodies, where they show things like the nervous system, the muscles, and all other parts of the body. It was pretty interesting, ... read more

Elaborate costumes. Sensual dancing. Colorful floats. Exuberent music. Body glitter. Plastic breasts covered with bejewelled pasties. Carnaval. The biggest, craziest celebration in South America. We had arrived. Everyone knows about Brazil's famous Carnaval celebrations, but most people probably don't know that pretty much every country in Latin America has their own unique way of celebrating. Since these are all officially Catholic countries, they use this opportunity to go wild before Lent and its fasting begins. While Brazil's celebrations may be the most elaborate, it is also extremely expensive to attend and isn't necessarily the safest environment. We decided to experience Carnaval Argentina-style. We had flown back to BsAs from Patagonia to take care of some business (obtaining our Brazilian visas, changing our plane tickets, etc.) and bid farewell to our friend... read more

...becaue it' really hot! I finally made it to Argentina. Some unforseen circumstances put off the trip for a year, but I'm here, and I'm spending Christmas sweating my brains out. And having a blast. I won't be going anywhere for Christmas (no money) but my friend Juan has invited me to stay with him and his family for Christmas, and my other friend Daniel invited me to his aunt and uncle's house in Buenos Aires for New Year's. Just finished my laundry today. That's the cool thing about the ACA program, is that you actually get to live the experience, not just travel. Traveling is awesome, but becoming a part of the people is an uncomparable experience.... read more

Hey all: Well, I managed to get two hours out of Uruguay, and then I couldn´t get any farther so I´m stuck again. I have a bus scheduled for tonight so be moving farther along later... but I´m inching myself toward the falls. These better be the best falls in the world (well at least they are supposed to be some of them). If I can, once I reach santa fe tonight, I´m going to jump directly on another bus and go to posados... then its only five more hours by bus to the falls! But all of this... this is another 23 hours of bussing. That´s a lot land. Well, at least this is one way to appreciate the vastness of Argentina, or of any country. I´m in this tiny town of colon, or entre ... read more

English summary: We fled out of Brasil just before carnaval. To get a bit of the atmosphere we went to the best carnaval Argentina: the carnaval en el corsodromo de Gualeguaychu. Some 6 carnavl groups prepare the whole year for this show. It was very nice and the atmosphere was good too. Voor 13.00 moeten we onze kaartjes halen, dus we vertrekken al om 8 uur sochtends uit Buenos aires. De stad is helemaal vol met mensen. Er hangt een soort lowlands sfeer, barbequeen en broodjes smeren in het park, rondhangen bij de bierstalletjes en veel heel veel jongeren. In de supermarkt zag je groepjes jongeren hun wagentjes volscheppen met halve koeien en varkens. je moet weten dat een kilo vlees pp per dag hier de normaalste zaak van de wereld is... we kijken onze ogen ... read more