Jesus Maria: Bodega La Caroyense From Villa General Belgrano, we rolled north two hours to a small Jesuit-founded and bodega-filled town called Jesús Maria nestled in the valley of the Sierras Chicas. Here, on our first uncharacteristically stormy day, we conveniently slid into some wine touring at Bodega La Caroyense which had a very interesting sparkling red wine, a super…
Wine Tasting Paradise We’ve had some extraordinary wine experiences around the world. Some of them include the Valley of Beautiful Women in Eastern Hungary, the wine caves of Moldova, Port tasting in Porto, and the Cascadian peaked vineyards of the Willamette Valley in Oregon, US. However, we’ve never had a wine experience quite like the ones we’ve been experiencing in…
When we visited Patagonia and the capital in 2016, we liked it a lot and recognized its potential. But, after a month in Buenos Aires and a month the northwest part of the country, Argentina has launched itself up our top ten countries list due to its breadth of beautiful terrain, pleasant weather, incredible people, off the charts wine, ease…
Bolivia may be one of the poorest nations in Latin America, but it is packed with natural beauty, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and a rich indigenous history that keeps many traditions alive today making it a must-see South American destination. That said, during our allotted thirty days in this landlocked nation equivalent to three times the size of Montana, we really only scratched…
From Sucre, we took a day trip three-hours round trip to Tarabuco, which is a village best known as the home of the tradition-keeping Yampara culture and for its weekly Sunday market. Unfortunately we missed our opportunity to go on a Sunday (because we had been having too much fun with toilet activities the last week) so we saw it…
Known as the “Silver City,” founded in 1545, Potosí surged to distinction in the 16th century during the Spanish colonial era when substantial silver deposits were discovered inside its prominent extinct volcano called Cerro Rico. The city, one of the highest in elevation in the world, rapidly became one of the wealthiest and most influential in the world. However, after…
The Town of Uyuni If you didn’t know about the grand white expanse beyond its borders, you certainly wouldn’t know at first glimpse that this backwater-looking pueblo of 10,000 people is the most visited destination in Bolivia and that nearly 90,000 people pass through annually. Uyuni, at about 12,000 feet, on its own is in fact, a bit gritty, both…
We knew would be enamored by the Salar de Uyuni, but what we didn’t realize is we would also love our day trip to the nearly deserted, almost ghost town, silver and tin mining village of Pulacayo. In fact, this abandoned time capsule with brushes of “fame” from Butch Cassidy, put us in our true exploratory element and ended up…
