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The air is warm and perfumed with the fragrance of bougainvillea and flowers
so foreign to me that I have never smelled or seen anything like them and
so could not tell you their names. There is salt on the wind that gets
lodged in your hair as it blows through the streets and sticks between
your toes. There is the sound of waves gently hitting the dock, the shifting
groan of boards from the boat hulls, the clatter of feet walking down the
streets, the tinkle of Chopps beer bottles as the waitress carries them
to her laughing patrons, the sweet nothings of lovers whispered urgently
in overlapping languages, hangers sliding along metal bars as women browse
clothing in shops, the lyrical thumping of a large string and gourd berimbau,
and softly, almost imperceptibly, the soundtrack of a movie playing at
the Cinema Bardot. There are other sounds, which in another place might
seem less romantic, but here, even the buzzing of the mosquitoes and the
repeated drip from the leak in the ceiling of your room can get away with
being charming. - Búzios, Brazil - A Hidden Wonderland - by Elienne
M. W. Lawson |
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| South America
covers a land mass of seven million square miles and encompasses 13 distinct
nations; there is something there for everyone. |
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Library For Argentina |
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is the square area of Paradise? In so many of the world’s beauty spots
there is an annoying city or freeway that degrades the view. There are
a few still pristine places, but the crush of people is so heavy, you are
always surrounded. There is noise. There is car exhaust. There is... Patagonia
to escape to. San Carlos de Bariloche is perched above the lovely Nahuel
Huapi Lake with brazos (arms) stretching off as far as the imagination
can wander. El Bolson a couple of hours south doesn’t have the downtown
lake but just turn to the west and the massive wall of rock rises thousands
of feet above you. Mountains completely encircle the town but the ‘wall’
draws your eye and you feel like an ant. |
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Library for Bolivia |
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wife and I made ends meet by teaching in Bolivia. The natural assumption
is ESL. I, however am a university math professor and my Spanish is good
enough to give classes in Spanish. My wife who is actually a nurse by profession,
also gave elementary school classes in a small English speaking school.
Together we could bring in about $ 1100 per month. It is very easy to live
on this amount in Bolivia. As a comparison, my wife was offered a 48 hour
a week nursing job at $ 120 a month. It is also possible to survive on
this wage. |
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Library For Brazil |
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Edwiges, my new home, is located on a cobblestone street where one can
view the postcard-famous peak known as “Dedo do Deus” (Finger of God).
The property is defined by on three sides by a 200 meter-long 10-ft wall
of rock and concrete, and on the fourth side, where it borders the rainforest
above, by 50 meters of wire fencing overgrown with brambles and vines.
It consists of several dwellings (altogether with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
and 2 kitchens) and came mostly furnished. Inside the grounds are a 4-car
parking lot, swimming pool fed by a natural spring and a high-fenced concrete
tennis/volleyball/soccer court. |
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Library For Colombia |
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old city has been largely restored; museums, fine restaurants and many
tourist attractions have made Cartagena a favorite vacation spot for folks
from all over Colombia and Europe. With all of its beaches you might say
that Cartagena is the Miami Beach of Colombia. It is really two cities
in one, the old restored colonial city behind its majestic walls and the
new city with its high-rise condominiums, modern hotels, movie theaters,
shopping districts and restaurants of every description. |
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Library For Ecuador |
| - Vilcabamba
and the nearby villages continue to cast their spell on savvy world travellers
who recognise a unique location with unusual benefits when they see one.
The highly touted health benefits derived from the energy fields of intersecting
ley lines seem to bear out the legends. In talking with many newly relocated
gringos I hear stories of increased vigor and decreased aches and pains.
It’s amazing how many people I hear from who have vague plans to move here
upon their retirement. |
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Library For Guyana |
| - Cayenne
today wears a fairly prosperous look with French sidewalk cafes, boutiques,
bakeries and shady parks. A zoo in town exhibits some of the weird creatures
of the local jungle. Along the old stone quay on the waterfront is a bustling
vegetable and fish market containing all the typical tropical offerings
as well as such delicacies as crocodile and monkey meat, and of course,
plenty of fiery Cayenne chili peppers. Apart from a few thousand indigenous
Indians, almost all the people in this sparsely populated country – the
former slaves, the Asians imported from French Indo-China, and the French
themselves – live in the two largest towns of Cayenne and Kourou. The main
language spoken is a French Creole. |
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Library For Peru |
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wife, Karen, and I decided that it had been a couple of years since we
traveled in South America and a vacation down there was just the thing
we needed. Clearly, it’s no secret to our friends that we love South
America. We find the pace of the people in their every day lives
to be enjoyable. The focus on friends and family is to be admired.
Sure, not every thing works the way it does in the USA, but all you need
is a little more patience. So, it was with very little hesitation
that we booked our flights to Peru and Bolivia. |
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Library For Suriname |
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couple of cabins were situated on a magnificent bluff overlooking the churning
white water where Egrets perched at strategic fishing spots worked the
abundant waters. I unloaded my pack, grabbed the big camera and headed
off alone on a trail leading out of camp. With the jungle to myself the
only sounds were birds and the crush of leaves and twigs under my boots.
The trail terminated at a series of pools framed by boulders. It was way
too hot and this was way too tempting to resist. |
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Library For Uruguay |
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is it like to live in Uruguay? I would say, it’s a mix of Barcelona and
North Carolina. Okay, it could be a bit difficult to imagine what such
a mix could be like. But if you have an idea of what Argentina is like,
then you have a near picture of Uruguay. People and culture are European
Mediterranean, with a little dash of Gaucho in the countryside. Spanish
is the official language. The living standard is similiar to Mexico, however,
wealth is more evenly distributed amongst the population in Uruguay. Agriculture
is - still - the most important part of the economy: beef, wool, dairy
products, cereals, fruits, wine, followed by tourism (the Atlantic sea
resorts). |
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Library For Venezuela |
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a number of people I have met are interested in moving to Venezuela.
Some of them are concerned about current events in their home countries
while others want to try living in a new culture or are looking for a place
where they can live an early retirement. For those who are recently off
the boat, so to speak, the best place to start in Venezuela is Merida.
Merida is a small city, relatively safe and has a lot for the newcomer
to see and do. It is also one of the least-expensive parts of Venezuela. |
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