Buenos Aires seemed like that unreachable far away destination…not only by distance when we left Toronto and started our trip, but also because we knew it would be the last place we’d see in South America before moving on. It was months away and seemed to be a faint dream that would always be in…
A visit to Buenos Aires is not complete until you tour the famed Recoleta Cemetery. Here you can see the tombs of the wealthy and famous (i.e. Eva Peron). We came across beautiful works of architecture, some eerie pockets and some local cats. Here’s a look at what we saw:
La Boca is one of the barrios (neighbouhoods) in Buenos Aires, so called because Boca means ‘mouth’ and this barrio is located at the mouth of the Riachuelo River. The area started off primarily as shipyards and home to Spanish and Italian immigrants. We were drawn to the area for two main reasons. One, the…
Colonia del Sacramento is the town in Uruguay that faces Buenos Aires across the Rio de la Plata. In many of our travels, the ‘small towns’ right near borders we were crossing tended to lean on the kinda scuzzy, dirty, ‘I don’t want to stay here’ kind of places (I’m looking at you Loja, Piura…
We are into our eighth country of our journey and it has been an interesting nugget. Uruguay…I really had no idea about you. All I knew was that you could see Uruguay from Buenos Aires, so why not visit before we made it to Argentina’s capital, right? But did you know said river, Rio de…
Cordoba, Argentina is one of those places that just feels comfortable. We spent a good four days there and we don’t have many things to boast about during our visit. We did a lot of wandering. We went to the Museo Emilio Caraffa & Museo de Bellas Artes Evita Palacio Ferreyra, we went into the…
Making our way through Chile, we decided to check out the Chiloe archipelago. Chiloe is a unique gem in Chile, known for it’s distinctive folklore, cuisine and architecture. We certainly felt that it had a different vibe from what we’d seen in the other parts of Chile, and were quite welcomed by the locals. We…
Valparaiso has been a nice city to visit. Pre-Panama Canal, Valparaiso was the most important Pacific Coast seaport in South America. After the opening of the canal and an earthquake, the city experienced a decline. But in 2003, UNESCO declared the historic quarter a World Heritage Site based upon the city’s urban design and unique architecture.…
Today was our last day in Santiago as we head tomorrow to Valparaiso. While the week was kind of overcast and smoggy, mother nature decided the weekend should be bright and warm. It was perfect wandering weather. I’m going to miss this city.
After the minor fiasco that was Carnaval, we decided it would be in our best interests to plan ahead for the Easter weekend to make sure we weren’t forced to move on and travel during the holiday. Given that we experienced everyone leaving the capital in Ecuador for Carnaval, we felt that it made sense…