A Milanga is cross between a dance hall and a club where people only dance tango and as a structure, the Cathedral (Sarmiento 4006) could not be better for an evening of dance. The hall had the air of a security society, a building cobbled together, a place to dance in secrecy. The building itself was in an old wear-house, two open stories with windows only open toward the ceiling. Inside, the wood walls were adorned with eclectic art, and a large red orb in t...

In 1542, Spanish explorer, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca discovered Iguazu Falls in route to Asuncion from the Atlantic coast. I cannot fathom the fear and awe that must have washed over Cabeza de Vaca as he approached the falls. When I walked the path toward the edge of "Devils Throat", the roar of rushing water was so loud that I felt it deep in my stomach. Even nearly 500 years later the falls are still so spectacular that it is difficult to comprehend that wa...

For us Americans without a Brazilian visa the only legal way to get into Puerto Iguazu, Argentina from Ciudad del Este is via ferry. However, my taxi driver insisted that he could just drive me past Brazilian customs, through the town of Foz do Iguacu and directly to the Argentinian border without stopping. The traffic over the "Freedom Bridge" into Brazil was jammed, so the ferry option turned out to be faster and far more scenic (200 Guarani from the center o...