Ceviche Ceviche is a classic South American raw fish dish (but ‘cooked’ a different way). It uses raw fish and or seafood that has been marinated in lime juice and mixed with veggies and other ingredients. It is very popular throughout Central and South America and is even the national food of Peru. It is served in thousands of restaurants and food stands from … [Read more...]
Travel & Altitude
*Note: This is a personal blog about travel at altitude, but does not replace advice or guidance from a medical professional. Let's talk about altitude Of the roughly 7.6 billion inhabitants of our little planet, only several million live at high or very high altitude. In context, several billion live around sea level; just think of coastal China, Indonesia, … [Read more...]
The Most Important City of the Last 500 Years
Potosi silver. The coat of arms of Bolivia features a large, triangular, brown mountain. The silver from this ‘Cerro Rico’ - ‘Rich Mountain’ changed the world. The river that flows past Buenos Aires and separates Argentina (the country of silver) and Uruguay is called the River Plate (Plata = silver). The dry ports in the Atacama Desert were established for this same … [Read more...]
El Salar de Uyuni – the Salt Flats
El Salar de Uyuni Located in Bolivia’s southern province of Potosi, the Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flats on earth (10,000 sq km’s / 4000 sq miles). The region is the same size as the BIG island of Hawaii! So I leave the snow of home to find an even whiter environment! The salt flats are among the most visually dramatic places on earth and it is … [Read more...]
The City of Peace – La Paz (Bolivia)
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 of El Alto in the high plain at 4000 meters (13000 feet), to the Valley of the Moon nearly a kilometre down the valley, La Paz is spectacular. I have been coming to this incredible country … [Read more...]
