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ARGENTICA – BUENOS AIRES FEDERAL DISTRICT Day 19 April 10 BUENOS AIRES Ariived at Buenos Aires Retiro Omnibus Station. Uber to Perla Hostal. ON Perla Hostel 14,500/night. A young bar scene on the terrace. Day 20 Fri April 11 A big … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA – MENDOZA  (San Rafael) ON Windmill Hostel Day 16 Sun April 6 MENDOZA  Edificio Gómez. The first skyscraper in Mendoza was built in 1954 – 34 m high, 10 stories, reinforced concrete, with inset windows. Many antennae on the … Continue reading →

Day 11 April 2 ARGENTINA – CORDOBA Bus from Santa Fe. Walked from the bus terminal to the hostel. This was Malvinas Day, a national holiday in Argentina celebrating the Argentine attempt to take over the Falkland Islands from the … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA – SANTIAGO del ESTERO Day 7 Mar 28 SANTIAGO del ESTERO ON Temporalis Caceros. Took an Uber and the owner waited up for me. Went out for a very good pizza at 10 pm. Day 8 Mar 29 Left … Continue reading →

Argentina March 23-April 15, 2025 Day 1 Mon Mar 23 Bus Taraja to Villazon on the Bolivia-Argentina border. The Argentina border town is Quiaca. Only two smaller bus lines go directly to Villazon 40BS @21:30-01:30. The large bus lines going … Continue reading →

Can religion make you happy? Scientists may soon find out. Religious attendance is consistently correlated with higher levels of contentment and satisfaction. Here’s what the research into that connection has revealed. Religion brings many things to a person’s life, including … Continue reading →

Bolivia – March 17-23, 2025 Day 1 Mon Mar 17 BOLIVIA – SANTA CRUZ Fly March 17, 2025. Lima-La Paz- Santa Cruz, Boliviana Air @01:00-06:30. I slept on the first leg but couldn’t on the short one-hour leg to Santa … Continue reading →

BOLIVIA – LA PAZ LA PAZ Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars{ Mi Teleferico History, Culture, National and City Museums Ethnography Museum Museo costumbrista Juan de Vargas Art Museums: Museum of Contemporary Art Plaza House and Biographical Museums La Paz: Casa … Continue reading →

Peru Feb 20-March 10, 2025 Day 6 Fri/Sat Feb 21-22 PERU – PERUVIAN AMAZON (Loreto, San Martin) LETICIA, COLUMBIA TO IQUITOS, PERU BY BOAT I flew on Latam from Bogota to Leticia. There is very little information on these ferries … Continue reading →

PERU – CENTRAL COAST (Lima, Callao) Day 11 Sun Mar 10 I arrived at the Huancayo bus station at 20:30. ON Camelitas Express Bus Huancayo to Lima @ 21:30-06:00 +1. Sleeper seat. 70PEN. Supposedly a 10-hour trip, it turned into 18. … Continue reading →