by Jonathan Evans | Dec 18, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
Fascinating report about a torture victim from Argentina’s Dirty War meeting “Turco Julian”, the man who tortured him every day for 6 months. via
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 9, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
I’ve been doing some research for a project I’ll be working on more very soon, and here is some of the output. In 1536 explorer Pedro de Mendoza, stopped for a while, put a few tents up and Buenos Aires was born. Originally called Ciudad de Nuestra SeƱora...
by Jonathan Evans | May 25, 2010 | Argentina, South America
Today is a special day in Argentina – you know it’s a special day because there is a street and a square in Buenos Aires named after today. Now the street (25 de Mayo) is a kind of crappy-nothing-special street, but the square is worth paying attention to....
by Jonathan Evans | May 25, 2010 | Colombia, Photos, South America
If Tayrona is the natural jewel in Colombia’s Caribbean Crown, then Cartagena de Indias is without doubt the City highlight. A major port during Spanish Colonial times, the walled city and fortress were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and the tourists...
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 11, 2009 | Non-Travel
Slightly off-topic from my normal stuff but easy to forget what that day felt like.