Sail training ship Cisne Branco

1 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

© flickr.com - Marinha do Brasil/cc-by-sa-2.0

© flickr.com – Marinha do Brasil/cc-by-sa-2.0

Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy, based at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, used for diplomatic and public relations operations worldwide. Her name means “white swan.” A full-rigged ship, she was built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Damen Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 9 November 1998, and she was christened and launched on 4 August 1999, delivered to the Brazilian Navy on 4 February 2000. The vessel was commissioned as a Brazilian naval vessel on 9 March 2000. Its sister ship is Stad Amsterdam.   read more…

American Capital of Culture

10 March 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage Reading Time:  4 minutes

American Capital of Culture

American Capital of Culture

The non-governmental organization American Capital of Culture selects one city or state in the Americas annually to serve as the American Capital of Culture for a period of one year. The organization’s leaders claim the initiative is based closely on the European Capital of Culture program; it enjoys the backing of the Organization of American States, but the OAS is not involved in the selection process.   read more…

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town

20 November 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© Discott/cc-by-sa-4.0

Kirstenbosch is a botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of 10 National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa‘s six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Prior to 1 September 2004, the institute was known as the National Botanical Institute.   read more…

Causa limeña

28 September 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  5 minutes

© flickr.com - Kuruman/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – Kuruman/cc-by-2.0

Causa limeña, or simply causa, is a typical and widespread entrée of the Peruvian gastronomy which has a pre-Columbian origin.   read more…

Mercosur

19 September 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

© Fvasconcellos

© Fvasconcellos

The Southern Common Market (commonly known by abbreviation Mercosur in Spanish and Mercosul in Portuguese) is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994. Its full members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since 1 December 2016. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname are associate countries.   read more…

São Paulo Museum of Art in Brazil

1 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, House of the Month, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  5 minutes

Lina Bo Bardi (left) and Pietro Maria Bardi (right) buildings © flickr.com - Mauro Cateb/cc-by-sa-2.0

Lina Bo Bardi (left) and Pietro Maria Bardi (right) buildings © flickr.com – Mauro Cateb/cc-by-sa-2.0

The São Paulo Museum of Art (Portuguese: Museu de Arte de São Paulo, or MASP) is an art museum in São Paulo, Brazil. It is well known for the architectural significance of its headquarters, a 1968 concrete and glass structure designed by Lina Bo Bardi. It is considered a landmark of the city and a symbol of modern Brazilian architecture.   read more…

Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires

1 April 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, House of the Month, Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries Reading Time:  6 minutes

Concert hall and stage © HalloweenHJB/cc-by-sa-3.0

Concert hall and stage © HalloweenHJB/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Teatro Colón (English: Columbus Theatre) is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leading international opera and orchestra directors, the Teatro Colón has the room with the best acoustics for opera and the second best for concerts in the world.   read more…

Churches of Chiloé in Chile

20 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

Church of Chelín © Marcelo González Riquelme/cc-by-sa-4.0

Church of Chelín © Marcelo González Riquelme/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Churches of Chiloé in Chile‘s Chiloé Archipelago are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas and one of the most prominent styles of Chilotan architecture. Unlike classical Spanish colonial architecture, the churches of Chiloé are made entirely in native timber with extensive use of wood shingles. The churches were built from materials to resist the Chiloé Archipelago’s humid and rainy oceanic climate.   read more…

Viña del Mar in Chile

3 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

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© panoramio.com – Andrew Latham/cc-by-sa-3.0

Viña del Mar ( meaning “Vineyard of the Sea”) is a city and commune on central Chile‘s Pacific coast. Often referred to as La Ciudad Jardín (“The Garden City”), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile’s fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the Greater Valparaíso area, the country’s second largest metropolitan area (pop. 935,602, 2017 census), after the Metropolitan area of Santiago. The Greater Valparaíso Area is home to five municipalities: Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concon, Quilpue and Villa Alemana.   read more…

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