Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: Peru has a population of 31 million. The capital is Lima and the official languages are Spanish, Aymara, and Quechua. The climate is varied, with the coast being subtropical and rarely rainy while the mountains have rainy summers and dry...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Me with the Arancibia family, Hector, Paulita, Erika Valparaiso, Chile in 1981 During the summer of 1981, as a rising junior at Boca Raton High School, I applied to be an exchange student with American Field Service, or AFS. I was accepted into the program and...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The Capital of Uruguay is Montevideo. Uruguay gained independence in 1828. Roughly 3.5 million Uruguayans live here. The official language is Spanish. Also spoken is Brasilero, a mixed variety of Portuguese and Spanish spoken on the Brazilian...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 1995 Country Information: In Ecuador, there are roughly 16 million Ecuadorians in a country slightly smaller than Nevada. The capital is Quito which is situated at the base of a volcano, making the city prone to earthquakes! In fact the...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Skiing in Bariloche, Argentina, 2014 Country Information: After gaining independence in 1822, Argentina became the second largest country in South America and is home to 45 million Argentines. The capital city is Buenos Aires. The official language is Spanish, but...
