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South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas August 4th 2006

On my way from Iguazu Falls to Paraguay, I stopped in Argentine border town of Posadas, across the river from Encarnacion, Paraguay, to go to the Paraguayan consul there and to catch a bus to the nearby Jesuit ruins in San Ignacio. I found in Posadas, however, a great city, off the beaten track, of about 300k inhabitants with a great university nightlife. There I met a group of foreigners who were there doing volunteer work at an underfunded wildlife shelter outside of town. They invited me to come see it, and it was clear that although it seemed to be doing allright now, in the near past before their organization had started sending its volunteers the place was in disrepair. It was managed by ex-poachers and staffed by rangers, who were technically part of the ... read more
Emu showing off
playing with baby monkey
curious hawk

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas July 16th 2006

Posadas was not on our original list of places to visit. Although we knew of the historical Jesuit missions in the area, we had chosen to sacrifice them, leaving more time for adventures further South. Time was beginning to run out on our South American tour and we still had lots we wanted to see. As it turned out and as luck should have it, the bus timetables threw the modern riverside city of Posadas a lifeline and we had to route through it to get to our chosen destination of Rosario, so we gave it a day to see what it could come up with... Based on only a 1 day visit to the city of Posadas, it would be unfair to criticise the place but we're unfair and we're going to anyway because we ... read more
Early Morning Market in Posadas
A Heart of Stone
Casa de Gobierno

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas June 26th 2006

Kun maanantai vihdoin koitti ja pesulan ovet aukesivat, saimme vihdoin vietya kaksi muovikassillista hikisia, mutaisia ja muuten polyn peittamia vaatekappaleita nauttimaan 10 peson pesusta (noin 3,5 euroa). Ulkona puhalsi kylma pohjois-tuuli ja pitkat kalsarit tulivat tarpeeseen! Emme suoraan sanottuna olisi uskoneet, etta jo tassa vaiheessa matkaa saamme haudata uimapuvut rinkan pohjalle, mutta niin vain on kaynyt, etta vaelluskengat ja fleece alkavat olla kaytetyimmat vaatekappaleet. Hannu on innostunut oikein tosissaan itse opiskelemaan espanjaa ja aikoo olla tulkki-tasoa kunhan palataan Suomeen. Tata intoa varten olemme jo ostaneet seka sanakirjan, etta kielioppikirjan. Ja harjoitusta taalla saa niin paljon kuin vain sielu sietaa; kaupoissa, kaduilla tieta kysyessa, ravintoloissa ja vaikkapa koululaisbussin kyydissa... (tasta lisaa myohemmin). Hotellin omistajamme opastamana l... read more
Kuvernoorin maja Posadasin keskustassa
Apina
Tucano

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas June 26th 2006

¡Amigos queridos! Deseamos agradecerle por la hospitalidad maravillosa que usted nos demostró el lunes en El Puma. Gracias también por el paseo del autobús. Aquí están algunas de las fotos que tomamos. Esperamos que usted goce de ellas. ¡Tenga un día agradable de la escuela y estudie bien! Con respeto caliente Hannu y Hanna de Finlandia P.S. Algunas fotos de los animales "El Puma" en otra entrada.... read more
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South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas June 24th 2006

Karistimme Brasilian polyt jaloista ja saavuimme Argentiinan lauantaina 24.6, eli silloin kuin suurin osa teista siella Suomessa nautti Juhannuksenvieton aiheuttamista hyvanolontunteista. Bussimme saapui Posadas´n kaupunkiin noin viisi minuuttia ennen Argentiina-Meksiko neljannesvalieraottelun alkua. Suomessa saattoi tapahtuma ehka jaada joltakulta juhannushumun jalkimainingeissa huomaamatta, mutta taalla Argentiinassa se ei todellakaan jaanyt huomaamatta. Palataan nyt kuitenkin viela saapumiseemma Posadas´in. Yksi reppumatkailun vaistamattomista asioista tapahtui meille taalla. Tiedattehan kaikki tilanteen: olette oudolla paikkakunnalla, kaytte turistioffiisista kysymassa milla bussilla paasette keskustaan, bussia odottaessanne ehditte unohtaa teille kerrotut kaksi bussin numeroa, joten kysytte kaikilta tulevilta busseilta aivan loooistavalla espanjalla (jos olet jossain muualla n... read more
Autoja rantabulevardilla
Kannattaja

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas February 16th 2006

11 hours on the bus, to the middle of nowhere, even off the Lonely Planet radars.... read more

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas October 6th 2005

Our trip to Posadas in Northeast Argentina meant our first experience of long distance buses in South America. If they were all as good as this one, we'd be laughing! Reclining seats to almost flat position, TV screens showing current films and free coffee... 5 and 1/2 hours seemed like a doddle! The following day, we took a trip to Trinidad in Paraguay to see some Jesuit ruins. This involved a total of 3 buses to cross the border, because they didn't wait for us to complete the necessary checks. Encarnacion is the border town in Paraguaym and we stopped long enough to change some Pesos to Guaranies in a 'Cambio'guarded by a man with a pump action shotgun... don't mess was the message!! ... read more

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Posadas March 31st 2005

Nous sommes en mode cuisson lente (33 C à l'ombre), à Posadas, capitale de la province de Misiones. Ici, tout est rouge. C'est la couleur de la terre, et tout prend cette teinte. Nous venons de passer deux jours à Puerto Iguazu, à 300 km au nord de Posadas. Nous y avons visité les chutes Iguazu, un site extraordinaire, déclaré patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO, en 1984. En voyant ces chutes, Eleanor Roosevelt (je pense que c'est elle...) se serait écriée pauvre Niagara. Elle avait raison. Il n'y a pas de comparaison possible. C'est à couper le souffle. Encore une fois, Marmotte s'en est donnée à coeur joie dans la nature, faisant copain-copain avec quelques coatis et un ou deux vautours. Le site est aussi abondamment peuplé de papillons de toutes les couleurs. Nous en avons même ... read more




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