The Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná are among Paraguay’s best-preserved ruins and a must-see landmark. Just an hour from Encarnación by bus, they make for an ideal day trip. With their peaceful atmosphere and lack of crowds, the site takes you back to the 17th century.
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A Revolution in Public Transportation Medellín and La Paz, two cities defined by their unique geographies, have turned their challenging landscapes into opportunities for innovative urban transportation solutions to improve mobility and tackle poverty reduction. While Medellin stretches linearly along a fertile tropical valley bounded by mountains, La Paz sits in a bowl-shaped valley amidst
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Oruro is dusty, elevated, and known for its mining and carnival. Although I was too early for the famous carnival of February, I got to experience another major event that should be added to the city’s attractions: the road workers’ strike.
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Potosí rests on a barren central altiplano at nearly 4,100 metres in altitude, tormented by icy winds and arctic nights. Despite its remoteness, its centre is a frozen tableau of colonial architecture, with baroque frosted churches and convents reflecting a past explosion of opulence and indulgence. The old city is built on a slope that
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At only 3,660 metres above sea level, the Salar offers a refreshing break from the bone-chilling climate of the Bolivian western Altiplano, where elevations range between 4,000 and 5,000 metres. Here, you are surrounded by a vast, flat, white expanse swept by uninterrupted winds. The extremely hard and reflective surface does not absorb any sunlight
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This is a photo gallery. The whole trek takes a day to complete (when you don’t rush to get nowhere). It is usually packed with people.
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Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina When something is good, we tend to elaborate on why we like it, but when it’s bad, it’s usually just bad. Most likely, we will engage in a quantitative analysis of the badness, probably because we want to learn from the mistakes that led to a project’s failure,
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Designed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and renowned as Chile’s oldest port city, Valpo has a rich history dating back to the 16th century. Back then, it served as a major stop for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Today, the city stands as a cultural hub that attracts artists and art
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Forget the plane and hit the road with an epic 30-hour bus ride across the endless desert terrain of Patagonia, only interrupted by quaint frontier towns. Delve into the journey from Bariloche to Calafate along the legendary Route 40 for an unforgettable adventure.
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The most dramatic glacier of South America easily accessible by bus from El Calafate. There are plenty of glaciers in the world, but none are more dramatically staged than the Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. The good news for independent and wheelless travelers is that it is easily reachable
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