South America Blog
About this blog
Wayne Bernhardson is the author of Moon Handbooks to Buenos Aires, Chile, Argentina, and Patagonia. Here he shares his vast knowledge of South America and its people.
Recent Posts
- The Papal Cumbia
- The Uruguayan Sacraments: Tango & Mate
- Taxing the Tourist: Argentina's AFIP Aims Low
- Fortress Falklands: A Book Review
- Pope Argentinus I, The Musical: Ragtime Meets Tango
- Credit Where Credit Is Undue?
- ¿Adios Hugo?
- When "No" Is A Positive
- Chile and Its "Crazies"
- The Oscars: A Post Mortem, So to Speak
- Sacrificing the Atacama? A Chilean View of Dakar
- Chilean Oscar Faceoff? "No" v. "Kon-Tiki"
- Friday Digest: Southern Cone Nuggets
- Dancing in the Mud? The Andean Aftermath
- Floods & Mud: Summer Storms Hit the Andes
After the Toxic Clouds and Floods: Crossing the City for Dinner
On Thursday, after inspecting a couple new hotels in Recoleta, I had planned to spend most of the day in Puerto Madero and, later, pay a visit to the Boca Juniors soccer museum. Those plans changed, though, when an emergency alert advised people to stay indoors because of an explosion at the port that, the earliest reports said, involved highly toxic mercury. That was quickly denied, but ensuing reports suggested it was a carbonate pesticide and there was a distinct chemical odor in the air. more >>
I Left My Heart in...Buenos Aires?
Somehow, despite Argentina’s constant economic travails, high-profile foreign performers continue to come to Buenos Aires. Recently, Porteños piled into the River Plate soccer stadium in Núñez to see Lady Gaga, and the equally talent-free Madonna will perform here on December 13th, with tickets starting around US$50. more >>
Travel as a Vocation: Facing Down the Camera
My Moon colleague Josh Berman has had a busy week promoting himself and the Maya 2012 phenomenon on the radio this week, but I was making my own media splash, of a sort, this week in Buenos Aires. On Wednesday, I spent the entire day with producer Leonardo Caló, director Shirli Aufgang, and a small film crew on a program for Conexión Educativa, a local cable channel that’s focused on the arts and literature. more >>
Weekend in Montevideo
Yesterday I took one of my rare South American bus trips – usually I have my own car but in Buenos Aires, I don’t need it and, when I cross the river to Uruguay, I’m dependent on public transportation here. That’s why, at mid-morning yesterday, I boarded a COT coach from Colonia to Montevideo. After the three-hour trip and a short taxi ride from the Terminal Tres Cruces, I left my gear in the hotel and set out for the Ciudad Vieja, the colonial core that’s become the city’s top attraction, even if there’s not much truly colonial remains except for the narrow streets and sycamore-shaded plazas. more >>
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