and the meaningful
Episode 28: Rodrigo Romero on Extreme Wines from the Chilean Patagonia"The very extreme south of Chile was not a place where you could find grapes, but with my experience in Burgundy, I understood that that place had something different." - Rodrigo Romero
Episode 27: Cecilia Diaz Chuit on Mendoza’s Magic“We are simple (in Argentina). The food is simple. It’s an honest experience–and people like that.” - Cecilia Diaz Chuit
Episode 26: Food Stylist Mariana Velásquez on Colombia’s Cuisine of Generosity“Colombian cooking is all about fitting many, it's all about open, grandiose and generous cuisine” - Mariana Velásquez
Episode 25: The Cilantro of the Wine World“It’s the proximity to the sea, the cool temperatures, and a large moderating body of water like the Pacific, combined with granitic soils, that give the best Chilean Sauvignon Blanc its unique character.”
From our Journal
Going Deep: Peru’s Colca Canyon
The sun catches the far side of the canyon, illuminating the hills like a golden spotlight from above. Standing in the cool shadows across the valley, the terraces look like long horizontal lines climbing the slopes. They follow the contour of the mountain, interrupted by scrub, cacti, and clusters of eucalyptus. There are hundreds, maybe […]
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Stone, Light, and Fire: Arequipa, Peru’s under-touristed south
The water comes up to my neck. It’s so warm it feels almost womb-like. Ripples form as a couple of doves swoop down to skim the puddles next to the soaking pool. I float, exhausted from nearly ten hours of transit including a pre-dawn flight from Santiago to Lima, and then another hour-long flight to […]
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What the Desert Asks of You
The first thing you notice landing in Calama is the incredible dryness. On the road to the desert oasis of San Pedro, the jumping off point to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the landscape registers few signs of life — dry riverbeds, copper colored hills, and even an entire mountain range made from compressed […]
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