Cartagena in the run up to Christmas
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Ouro Preto – Black Gold
From Brasilia we drove the 800+ kms to Ouro Preto, one of Brazil’s premier colonial mining towns in the heart of Minas Gerais State. Minas Gerais is one of the major mining and agricultural heartlands …
Continue readingParque Nacional Chapada dos Veadeiros
The Parque Nacional Chapada dos Veadeiros to the North of Brasilia is one of the most beautiful and distinctive parks in all of Brazil. It is said that the park is one of Earth’s most …
Continue readingSão Luís and Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
A long drive day took us the 722 kms to the UNESCO World Heritage town of São Luís which was originally founded by the French in 1612 and after a brief spell under Dutch control …
Continue readingSan Agustín – Archaeological Capital of Colombia
From Popayán the bus journey to San Agustín is only 139 kms but with the 50 kms or so of the road through the Parque Nacional Natural Puracé being unpaved and full of potholes the …
Continue readingRuta 40 – Journey back North
We left El Chalten at sunrise and the beguiling Mount Fitz Roy was standing proud bathed in orange, in complete contrast to the various shades of blue in the previous days. It is a stunning …
Continue readingPuerto Madryn – Wales in Argentina
Two days out of Buenos Aires we arrived in our first Patagonian town, Puerto Madryn, a piece of Wales in Argentina. The first settlers in Puerto Madryn came form Wales to build a new life …
Continue readingColonia del Sacramento – Vintage Cars and Mate
Our final destination in Uruguay was the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Colonia del Sacramento, one of only two UNESCO sites in Uruguay, the other being the Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape. Colonia as it is …
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