Latin America

[wm02]

best time I had is without a doubt Bolivia, but deffo the best country to visit (out of those I've see) is Colombia

Mouth started watering thinking of saltenas. May need a Latin American food thread

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Some essential reading.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Open-Veins-Latin-America-Centuries/dp/184668742X

Anything by Galeano is worth reading

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Watched this the other night, Argie film, not exactly what you would call light entertainment, good though. It's about babies that were taken from their mothers who were 'disappeared' by the regime and then put up for adoption as orphans. Trailer below in Spanish only but you can get the film with subtitles

Great film.

Another good one about the military regime period is 'Kamchatka'

 

[chicoazul]

Latin America? Never been like.

 

[Arteta2391]

Read "The Underdogs" (novel about the mexican revolution)

watch "The Motorcycle Diaries" (fun movie about Che's motorcycle trip in South America in his youth)

watch "Missing" and "The Mission" both amazing movies.

 

[chicoazul]

I think its something like the top eighteen cities for murder rate are in Latin America.

Why anyone would want to live there is beyond me.

 

[L4Everton]

I think its something like the top eighteen cities for murder rate are in Latin America.

Why anyone would want to live there is beyond me.

Christ, and they don't pay all that much tax to fund a coherent police force. I wonder how and where those numbers come from....

 

[Arteta2391]

I think its something like the top eighteen cities for murder rate are in Latin America.

Why anyone would want to live there is beyond me.

 

[chicoazul]

Boss brass and beak though, so that offsets some of the threat of fatality.

 

[Billy Dean]

best time I had is without a doubt Bolivia, but deffo the best country to visit (out of those I've see) is Colombia

deffo gonna have to check out some of these docu's getting mentioned, I tend to read about it more than anything, but will need more recommendations, the central library's got a south american section but there'snot a lot to pick from TBH

Booked me flights to Colombia yesterday

Loved Bolivia too especially the salt lakes. Awesome place.

 

[Zatara]

Does everyone just stay in the city centres or tourist traps?

 

[Pat's Van]

Does everyone just stay in the city centres or tourist traps?

where do you mean mate ?

 

[Zatara]

Just in general there. I got the impression from friends just to stay in hotel or certain places. Guatemala for example I was told never to visit

where do you mean mate ?

 

[Pat's Van]

Just in general there. I got the impression from friends just to stay in hotel or certain places. Guatemala for example I was told never to visit

went there in June, it was boss, some dodgy bits too like

 

[Zatara]

Sounds like you have a death wish ??!

went there in June, it was boss, some dodgy bits too like