Barba de Viejo
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in flora | 1 Comment »Written by Shanie They look like little Santa Claus beards dispersed through the trees. Their soft texture adds a 3-D quality to the Andean forests. And they are actually a combination of mushroom and algae; the two working together two create a hormonious ...
Pacha Mama on fire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in day to day, flora | 8 Comments »Written by Shanie I personally love weather. All types of weather. I especially enjoy the fall rains. They help the plants re-hydrate after the long summer. They bring the forest to a vibrancy that rivals spring's vivid floral rainbow. They help the ...
More Fall Colors
Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in flora | 4 Comments »Written by Jamie One of our readers requested more photos of the autumn colors, so we obliged. Patagonian Japanese Maple Tree
Autumn in the Lakes District
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in flora, weather | No Comments »Written by Jamie The days are getting shorter and the nights are cooling off. Otoño en Patagonia is shaping up nicely. The alamos are starting to turn a nice yellow, the air is fresh and life is grand.
Colihue
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in flora | No Comments »Written by Shanie The Colihue (Chusquea culeaou) has an interesting story... A bamboo plant that spans the Andes mountains from the Neuquen to Chubut provinces, this long-living cane is a virgin of sorts. A plant that normally divides itself through old subterranean roots ...
Save Argentina’s Forests
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in flora, politics | No Comments »Written by Shanie The old growth forests of Argentina need our help. A year ago, in conjunction with Greenpeace Argentina and 1.5 million people, there was a major movement to help stop the clear cutting of one of the nation's beautiful natural ...
CHILCO (Fuchsia magellánica)
Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in flora | No Comments »The Chilco is a decorative, perennial plant with a likeness to Asian art, though it originally stems from Chile. It goes by many names including aljaba, chilca, chilcón, fucsia, jazmín del papa, palo blanco, pendientes de la reina or tilca. ...
Ourisia Poeppigii
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in flora | 7 Comments »Written by Shanie Ourisia Poeppigii is a cute little plant that sprinkles scarlet red amongst the forests of Patagonia during spring time. It is a perennial herb and grows to around 15 to 20 centimeters in height. It enjoys growing in ...
Llao Llao, the Patagonian Tangerine
Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in flora | 8 Comments »Written by Shanie Bariloche's lush and influential neighborhood, Llao Llao (pronounced zshaou-zshaou), is named after a unique-looking, orange, spongy fungus that enjoys making the healthy Patagonian forests its home. It especially likes Coihue trees. The bubble-like clusters adhere to the tree's ...
Hiking Trails Update
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in flora, sports | 2 Comments »Written by Jamie As a result of this winter's storms, there were many fallen trees and wide spread damage. Slowly but surely (like everything in Argentina), the paths are being repaired. It appears most of the lower level hikes in the area are back in ...
