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Talking Travel: Floods threaten to cut off Machu Picchu in Peru
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In this episode of Talking Travel, we talk about the heavy rains and flooding that have threatened the lives and livelihoods of those living in the shadow of Machu Picchu in Peru. Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall assess the short-term and long-term damage to Peru’s tourism industry, and offer listeners some alternate spots to take in South America’s ancient ruins. Hosted by The World’s Clark Boyd. Photo: Martin St-Amant – Wikipedia
Marriage and Río de la Plata
The Rio de la Plata leads you right up to the doorstep of today’s Geo Quiz. The Río de la Plata or River Plate is located on the south-eastern coast of South America….
Home of the potato
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On Thanksgiving Day, we want you to ponder the origins of the potatoes in your holiday meal. No, we’re not interested in where Aunt Gladys or Cousin Mike picked up those potatoes to mash and bring over to your feast. For today’s Geo Quiz we want to know where the potato was first grown for food. Download MP3
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
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Argentine singer Sofia Rei Koutsovitis performs for us in The World studios. Koutsovitis and members of her band play and chat with anchor Jeb Sharp. Download MP3
Mercedes Sosa
Argentinians lined the streets of Buenos Aires today to honor a national hero. A hearse carried the body of folk singer Mercedes Sosa through the streets of the capital.
Zizek DJ
A few months ago we told you about a club night in Buenos Aires. For those in the know, that night goes simply by the moniker “Zizek.” Zizek is the name of the collective of DJs, producers and remixers from around the globe who now make their home in the Argentina.
Cumbia — the traditional dance rhythm born north of Argentina in Colombia — is the starting point for the Zizek DJs. But only a starting point. Grant Dull — an American expat — is one of the masterminds behind Zizek. His main partners are French deejay, Douster and Argentine deejay Fauna.
Since we first met Dull and the Zizek crew back in April, they’ve been juggling a touring schedule, the club night in Buenos Aires, and a new release of dance tracks, “Zizek Sounds Volume 2.” I met up recently with Dull, and asked him to spin a few of the tunes from the new collection for us.
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CD: ZZK Sound Vol. 2
Audio CD (June 23, 2009)
Original Release Date: June 23, 2009
Label: Nacional Records
ASIN: B00274SISS
Global Hit: Zizek DJ
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Anchor Marco Werman revisits the sounds of the Zizek Deejay collective from Buenos Aires. The collective’s just released a new album. Zizek co-founder Grant Dull spins a few tracks for us.
Entire program – July 22, 2009
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Today on The World: Plans for a new trade route across South America that would rival the Panama Canal; Also, Morocco’s efforts to keep extremists at bay; And a British tradition that involves counting swans.
Over the Andes: A new trade route for South America?
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Melaina Spitzer reports from Ecuador on an ambitious scheme to create an overland trade route in South America that rivals the Panama Canal. The plan involves moving goods from Pacific to Atlantic through a combination ports, highways and riverways. Not everyone thinks the scheme could work.
Over the Andes: A new trade route for South America?
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In South America, politicians and corporate leaders have devised a grand plan for an overland trade route to compete with the Panama Canal. The idea is to move goods from the Pacific to the Atlantic along a chain of ports, highways, and riverways. Reporter Melaina Spitzer followed the route from the Ecuadorian port city of Manta.
Obama meets Colombian president
As President Obama hosts visiting Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, trade unionist back in Colombia continue to face mortal danger. John Otis reports from Cucuta that Uribe will have to show progress on stemming anti-union violence if he wants to see action on a free-trade pact with the United States. Listen
Show Ender: Francis Ford Coppola
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Francis Ford Coppola about his new film, Tetro. Coppola talks about his personal connection to the screenplay and why he filmed it in Argentina. Anchor Lisa Mullins continues her conversation with Francis Ford Coppola about his new film, Tetro. Listen
Global Hit: Richard Blair in Colombia
Anchor Marco Werman takes us to Bogota, Colombia, to meet musician Richard Blair. Blair is a British expat whose dance band has enjoyed a lot of success. Now he’s harnessing that success for a cause — saving the homes of indigenous people in northern Colombia. Listen
Going after bus-driver scofflaws in Bogota
John Otis reports that bus drivers in Colombia’s capita, Bogota, are having to face the music after years of reckless driving. Politicians there are pushing to collect nearly half-a-billion dollars in traffic fines. Listen
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