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5am and I am looking around the village in the early morning light. There is electricity to the various houses, many with earth floors, and I am wondering what they do for heating. There is a general absence of chimneys on the houses and there are no trees in the desert area for fuel and although it’s…

An early start this morning and a pick-up time of 7.30am where we joined several others in a transfer coach which took us up to the border with Bolivia. When I say ‘up’, I do mean up, as it was a constant climb all the way to the border. Despite it being hot when we left San Pedro, within…

Flying into Santiago de Chile across the impressively high peaks of the Andes was quite a surprise. Coming from the rich, verdant and multi-rivers of Argentina to what, from the air, appeared an almost barren, brown landscape. Some terracing on mountain slopes suggested vineyards. Having become accustomed…

A short flight of 2 hours takes us from Buenos Aires domestic airport to the city of Puerta Iguazú and the opportunity to visit the famous Iguazú falls. The guide books do indicate that you are likely to get wet visiting, they didn’t mention that it also seems to rain a lot here. Several heavy rain showers…