Monthly Archives: May 2026
Suriname
The Amazon Rainforest dominates the South American continent. The Amazon River Basin is somewhere between 35% and 45% of the land area of the continent, depending on the source. At the northern end of the river system, one of the oldest geological formations on the planet is found – the Guiana Shield. Due to the […]
And now for something completely different
Getting from Pucon to Santiago can be done by a flight from a nearby town, or by a long bus ride. The problem – the bus and flight schedules are wildly mismatched, so your options are essentially to sit in a bus for ten hours, or take around eight hours, five of which are spent […]
In the land of volcanoes: Puerto Montt and Pucon
Leaving Patagonia – I was happy about two very different things: 1. For many years I had wanted to visit Patagonia, and I had managed to see all the major sites I had wanted to see. 2. After weeks of not getting enough sleep due to the ridiculously short summer nights that far south, I […]
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