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New World Symphonies (CD)
Fascinating collection of baroque works from Latin America (Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina) from Ex Cathedra. The Quechua lullaby Xicochi Conetizntle is particularly haunting. Read more»
City of God
Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Focusing on a boy trying to avoid the drug-fuelled crime of the Rio favelas, this gritty film gives the viewer an insight into Rio's darker side not normally seen by tourists. Read more»
Papillon - Henri Charriere
The ultimate escape adventure! The story of Henri Charriere's daring escapes from a penal colony in French Guiana to the countries of Colombia, Guyana and eventually Venezuela. Read more»
Nine Queens
Directed by Fabian Bielinsky, a classic tale of greed set in the backdrop of Buenos Aires and the economic instability of the year 2000. The plot twists and turns as it follows two con-artists and their quest for the ultimate hustle. Read more»
Carla's Song
Glaswegian bus driver (Robert Carlyle) befriends a Nicaraguan refugee astray on the streets of Glasgow. As their friendship grows George decides to take Carla back to Nicaragua. What he finds is a country destroyed by civil war but a people who refuse to lie down. "....a love story with a political... Read more»
Green heart of a lost world - John Gimlette in Guyana
Fifty-eight miles from anywhere we stopped at a village called "58''. It was a pretty place, tucked into the lee of a forest the size of Britain.Everybody had a pastel hut, a bicycle and a bow and arrows. We had horses once, they told us, but the jaguars ate them. Nowadays, 58 is best-known for its... Read more»
Sophie Campbell visits the Tigre Delta
There was a school party on the river bus. Chattering pupils, wearing life jackets as nonchalantly as British children might wear blazers, dumped their packs and got out cards. White-coated teachers studied their payslips.I leant on a warm ledge of varnished wood and reflected upon my last visit to... Read more»
Sophie Campbell explores Salta province
Foggy? It's not meant to be foggy. In my mind, the province of Salta, in north-west Argentina, is hot orange and red; somewhere you can fry a steak on your horse's rump.But it is foggy. So much so that the plane takes a dummy run at the tarmac and zooms up again and into the fog.Somewhere around us... Read more»
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