Being a Gaucho for a Day: San Antonio D’Areco Estancia
After my Patagonian Gaucho vacation, I thought it would be a crime not to complete the experience by meeting the gauchos of the pampas. So
After my Patagonian Gaucho vacation, I thought it would be a crime not to complete the experience by meeting the gauchos of the pampas. So
Sustainable Travel in Costa Rica Costa Rica is one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. It teems with wildlife and a rich variety of plant
Natural fabric dyes are becoming popular again as eco-conscious products are more in demand. Natural, sustainable dyes have been used since the beginning of textile
This is so far the only place I’ve been to where tourists are kept simple and exists in harmony with the natural way of life .
And I am not even talking about the staged to the perfection Uros tour. But tourism in general . Where selling your ingenuity and traditions means sharing and not selling out . Where you let the foreigner admire and be a part of your culture for an hour or a day just letting them in , without being a clown who dresses up and gets back to western clothing and Walmart plastic furniture right after the tourist cameras are off .
Back in the day the Mobility was the name of the game. When political situation got tense , particularly with the arrival of the Incas , they could just move the entire island from the dangerous area . Just push it off the shore and float to safety within the 3,200-square-mile lake .Anchors made of rocks and rope would hold them in place , but not exactly . At least not all the time …