People held their breath for a second that seemed to last a century, their pupils turned into winter suns, and an instant later the air was released along with the muffled sounds of thrills. That train had just crossed over the wall and headed at maximum speed towards the public. When the spasm of pain… Read on
Arts & Culture in Patagonia
In 1998, the First National Encounter of Sculptors was held in El Bolsón, in the middle of Cerro Piltriquitrón. The idea had come from the imagination of Marcelo López, a year before: to give life to a part of the forest burned by a fire. At more than 1400 meters high, with difficult access, in… Read on
A photographic exhibition of the End of the World A unique, surprising and accurate view. Photographers Alberto Cortés and Eduardo Frías, both from the city of Viedma, Province of Río Negro, open this exhibition as a first step of a multimedia project dedicated to this land full of legends and almost uninhabited… … Read on
Despite its poor promotion, Patagonian music has had a great development and relevance in the culture of its people since its ancestral beginnings. We invite you to travel through those origins to the present day. Four men dance around a bonfire at the center of the scene. Dressed in chiripás (typical clothes) and diadems made… Read on
Each winter at Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, a snow sculptures contest takes place. This is a form of art that has got many fans around the world, particularly in Canada, United States and Europe. Also called “ephemeral art” this modality is based on the premise that the materials involved must come from… Read on