Potosi silver. For centuries this was the most important mint on the planet. The Baccus-like face is, in fact two-faced, happy, yet wicked and hides the old Spanish coat of…

El Salar de Uyuni Blooming cactus! wow. A picnic out on the salt flats Jumping for joy. Located in Bolivia’s southern province of Potosi, the Salar de Uyuni is the…

Nuestra Senora de La Paz There are few cities on earth as visually impressive as Bolivia’s high-altitude capital, Nuestra Señora de La Paz. From the dizzying heights of the city…

Colombian Peace? Finding the path to freedom in Central Colombia June 23, 2016 will long be remembered as the most important day in the European Union as most bafflingly, the…

Mexico City As a ‘statistic nerd’ I love data. I do believe in the saying; ‘lies, damn lies & statistics’ nevertheless the TomTom traffic index gives us a fair idea…

Its all yellow in the heated chair! As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring still feels very far away. I leave…

Finally, a handstand at Machu Pichu 🙂 I love Peru and now it is fair to say another 18 people do as well. I started this contribution while sitting on…

The so-called Lost City of the Inca’s, Machu Picchu (MP) is so indisputably Peru’s most iconic attraction that suggesting anything to the contrary is simply argumentative. I have actually sat…

As Peru is a passion for me, I put together what I consider to be the ideal itinerary – and I added the option of the Inca Trail. After a…

“Why study plate tectonics, when you can simply live in Chile!” —My own quote … should be famous 🙂 Once again a Chilean volcano has let free the mantle’s fury.…