South America Blog Posts

Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende is a fictional novel and a coming of age story. Ms. Allende is an award winning, internationally famous, Chilean writer.

You are in New York, you are done shopping around and it’s still early for the evening tour of aperitifs and restaurants, what can you do? One thing that New Yorkers love a lot: go to the park, no matter the season!  Prospect Park Eve...

BRAZIL has became the third and largest Latin American country to give a de facto green light to same-sex marriage. In a bold stride for the majority Roman Catholic nation, the National Council of Justice, a panel which oversees Brazil's legal syste...

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner wants tax evaders hiding about $160 billion in dollars to help finance Argentina’s oil-producing ambitions. Her offer: Buy a 4 percent bond or face the prospect of jail time. The tax authority announced...

My friend Travelstache just posted this video on facebook. He posts a lot of cool stuff, but I really liked this one. It’s called “A Story For Tomorrow”, and it’s a video that a couple made about their 5 week trip to Patagonia...

Aerolineas Argentinas in conjunction with Austral Air have introduced the South American Pass in 2012. This Pass allows you to visit Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.This is good news for people travelling to...

Now with the advent of savings accounts and versatile payment plans, the massification of plastic surgery is underway in Argentina.A plastic surgery in Argentina, South USA is affordable and offers you the chance to have access to leading board certi...

Played: 24 April 2013, 9:00pm ESTStadium: Estadio Governaldor Maghales Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Menas Gerais Goals: Brazil (Rever 25´ Neymar 55´)            Chile (Gonzalez 8´ Vargas 63´)  The performance was onc...

(Video) - What appears to be a meteor flash turned the nighttime skies over Argentina as bright as day on Sunday. Amateur video shows the green streak and flash in the background of a concert setting. - WTKR Let Your Voice...

I get a lot of proposition in my First-time Travels e-mail every now and then. I read through them all and choose which best suits my interest and my blog’s theme. Recently, I received a message from a memoirist and traveler, Adam Shepard. He i...

The streets of Buenos Aires are full of revolting Argentinians this evening as they protest President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFdK) plans to 'increase' state control of the court system. CFdK's proposal looks to limit the judicial system...

No one has ever been arrested for that. Our media glossed over it It’s a fact These muslims gained access. How? They knew people in the airport They had it all set up to take over these planes. I believe that there is more to this Boston Massac...

While one person mentioned that watching Big Love had scared them away from visiting Salt Lake City (don’t believe everything you see on TV), several people defended the Utah capital. “A lot of people have laughed at me for saying so but I always...

Luis Suarez will miss South American champions Uruguay's crucial World Cup qualifier in Venezuela, the upstarts threatening to deny them a place in next year's finals in Brazil. Suarez, who has scored eight goals in the qualifying campaign, pick...

The cause of massive land collapse in Brazil is being investigated. The prosecutor Douglas Roberto Ribeiro de Magalhaes Chegury is investigating responsibility for environmental disasters in the cities of Santo Domingo and Campos Belos, Goias in the...

A powerful earthquake struck Guatemala close to the capital city on Monday, though emergency services said there were no initial reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake, initially reported as a magnitude 5.8, was...

Played: 26 March 2013, 4:00pm EST Stadium: Estadio Hernando Silis, La Paz Goals: Bolivia (Moreno 25')          Argentina (Banega 44')The ghosts of La Paz were partially laid to rest as Argentina held on for a battling draw ag...

Played: 26 March 2013, 11:30pm UTC Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos, Santiago de Chile Goals: Chile (Paredes 10', Vargas 78') Uruguay, who were on top of South American football just this past summer, are now on the verge of fai...

Played: 26 March 2013, 4:00pm EST Stadium: Estadio Hernando Silis, La Paz Goals: Bolivia (Moreno 25')          Argentina (Banega 44')The ghosts of La Paz were partially laid to rest as Argentina held on for a battling draw ag...

Played: 25 March 2013, 3:30pm EST Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London Goals: Russia (Faizulin 73')           Brazil ( Fred 90') Brazil left it late to come from behind and earn a 1-1 draw against a resilient Russian side at Stam...