Jazz, Wine and More Jazz in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay
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Santiago, Chile from atop Cerro San Cristobal.
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Statue of the Virgin Mary, not the patron saint of broadcast towers.
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Abe Beeson among the grape vines at Chile's famous Undurraga Winery.
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Typical lunch setting at Santa Rita Winery - bring on the vino!
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Crossing the Andes to Argentina, a beautiful view of Mt Aconcagua - the tallest in the Americas at nearly 23,000 feet!
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Mendoza, Argentina - hotbed for skateboarding?
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The KPLU Travel Club gang at Mendoza's Spanish Plaza.
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Attempting empandadas at Zuccardi winery.
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Classic Argentine meal of blood sausage, pork sausage, chicken, beef, goat and more beef.
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The Travel Club is dwarfed by a massive wine cask at Bodega Weinert.
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An Argentine perspective on off-road driving.
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A Travel Club favorite, boutique winery Caelum also grows its own pistachios.
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Thrilling avant-gard Dutch group ICP Orchestra opens the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival at a former tobacco factory, now Usina del Arte.
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First ever meeting of Argentine native, Barcelona-based, Horacio Fumero on bass with Cuban-born, NYC drummer Francisco Mela at Cafe Vinilo.
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The impressive young 20s/30s-era swing band Brazofuerte All Stars.
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Beautiful Brazilian music from the Orquesta de Musica Popular Brasilena A Saidera, with a nice shot of the outdoor crowd on the big screen.
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Bassist Rogerio Botter Maio's trio finished the night with gorgeous latin-flavored original music.
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A mural at the BOCA Juniors soccer stadium shows the legendary Diego Maradona as a tango singer.
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The Travel Club navigates the bumpy streets of Colonia, Uruguay.
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Heading back to Buenos Aires, you can see the hazy city skyline on the horizon.
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Minton's Jazz Records in Buenos Aires! Tiny, but top notch.
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The mausoleum of Evita - Eva Peron - in the Ricoleta district of Buenos Aires.
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Abe is serenaded by an bandoneon player in the colorful Boca district.
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Gorgeous jacaranda trees in bloom all around the city of Buenos Aires.
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Frida Kahlo's "Self-portrait with Monkey and Parrot" at the BA Museum of Modern Art.
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High-energy local band provides the music at the bustling San Telmo Market on our last day in Buenos Aires.
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