Press Release British adventure-running couple, Katharine and David Lowrie, are hoping to run into the record books after completing an unsupported and gruelling 1,187 mile run across Bolivia, a country four times the size of Great Britain. This is the first time this feat has ever been attempted. Due to the vast wild areas the …
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Es otoño al sur del Ecuador, y mientras la mayoría de los argentinos se están preparando para el invierno boreal que está por llegar, la localidad de Las Lajitas está atareada con los preparativos para la temporada más movida del año. Las calles de este pueblito están atestadas de Toyotas Hilux cromados, con todo y …
Read more “El “Independent Blog”: Soja: Ganadores y perdedores en la nueva fiebre del oro argentina”
It is Autumn time south of the equator, and whilst the majority of Argentinians are readying themselves for another Boreal winter, the small town of Las Lajitas is ramping up for its busiest time of year. Located in Salta province in the north of this vast country, the streets are jammed with chrome-clad Toyota Hiluxs, …
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As you skip through the woods, fields or moorland or perhaps view the world from atop of a gnarly oak tree, do you ever wonder…. Where do animals hide during the day….? Do animals follow paths, even motorways….? What do they eat…..? Why not become a WILDLIFE DETECTIVE and start sniffing, watching & feeling for Wild Signs, to find out who …
Provincia de Salta, al norte de Argentina. Dos niñas están paradas al costado del camino. Pasa un auto plateado con vidrios polarizados. Las niñas le muestran algo, pero el auto sigue de largo. Sin embargo, enseguida se detiene y retrocede. Tres hombres corpulentos, de pantalones blancos y anteojos oscuros, bajan del auto para inspeccionar eso …
Read more “El “Independent Blog”: Armadillo asado –una receta para la extinción”
Salta Province, northern Argentina. Two children stand by the side of the road. A silver car with blackened windows drives passed. The girls wave something at it. The car continues, but suddenly grinds to a halt and reverses. Three portly men in white trousers and shades, step out of the car to inspect what they’re …
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Question from six year old Tommy of Dulverton Somerset, UK. Thank you for asking Tommy! You´ve asked a very popular question. Lots of people are interested in snakes and the species (types) we are seeing. So here goes……..! The Answer: NO & YES+ VIDEO BELOW!!! YES: Now that we are in the Tropics and running …
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Location: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Total Days Run: 263. Total Miles Run 3,626 miles. The rains have come. This is something we have been worrying about since we started planning the expedition nearly two years ago! Weather has never stopped us running before: we’ve run through howling wind, snow, blistering heat and torrential …
La Ubicación Santa Cruz de la Sierra de Bolivia. Días en total: 263, Kms en total: 5,835 Llegaron las lluvias. Esto es algo que nos ha estado preocupando desde hace casi dos años, cuando comenzamos a planear la expedición. Las condiciones climáticas nunca nos han detenido: hemos corrido en medio de vientos huracanados, nieve, calor …
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¡Compra tus boletos AHORA para tener la oportunidad de ganar una de estas obras en acrílico, de Katherine! Ambas obras, la rana de la selva tropical y el tucán, están montadas profesionalmente. La fecha límite es el 30 de junio de 2013.