Category: South America

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England (18 May – 7 June 2019)

Juliana Lim

England, May 2019 was a time of new connections and reconnections. I met once again, after 20 years, architect David Turnbull who worked on the Esplanade Theatres as part of the Michael Wilford Associates team. In a new annual tradition that Ketna, Moh Yin and I started in 2017, we dined this time at the Oriental Club. The Oriental Club as theatre designer Anne Minors, was hosting me for a couple of nights and treating me to Garsington Opera’s The Bartered Bride, in a Pavilion that acoustician friend Bob Essert had designed. The Bartered Bride was charming, with crystal clear … Continue reading England (18 May – 7 June 2019)

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Brazil (7-12 Oct 2018)

Juliana Lim

We flew to Brazil on 7 Oct and parked ourselves in Foz do Guacu (mouth of Iguazu) at the Bourbon Cataratas Hotel 👍👍👍  We learn from our guide Renatta that there are 80 nationalities at this border town as the town welcomes exiles and refugees. There are three notable waterfalls in the world – Victoria Waterfall is the tallest, Niagara is the widest but Iguazu has the greatest collection of falls in one location. The Iguazu Falls comprises 275 separate waterfalls within a 3km circumference of a canyon which separates Brazil and Argentina. It was discovered in the 1600s by a Spaniard who … Continue reading Brazil (7-12 Oct 2018)

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Colombia (25 Sept – 1 Oct 2018)

Juliana Lim

We visited three Colombian cities – Bogotá, La Macarena and Cartegena. There are differences in the ethnic composition of the three cities. In Bogotá, they are dominantly descendants of the Spanish with fair complexion. In La Macarena, they were mostly of mixed ancestry – Spanish and native Americans. In Cartagena, 70% are descendent of Africans. BOGOTA (25-26 Sep, Madison Inn Hotel & Luxury Suites 👍👍👍👍👍 In Bogotá, we visited the Church at Mount Monserrate by cablecar.  As with many other churches, this church 3,100 metre above sea level, was built over a sacred site of the native Americans. A statue … Continue reading Colombia (25 Sept – 1 Oct 2018)

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South America – Columbia / Peru / Brazil /Argentina (25 Sept – 15 Oct 2018)

Juliana Lim

To be honest, South America has never been on my bucket list. It’s so many hours away and I think, probably more attractive to nature lovers and adventurers.  I had been to Buenos Aires once for a lottery Congress (1998) and twice to Mexico – once to Cancun to speak at a lottery seminar when I brought my mum, a sister and my son and we went on to Guadalupe.  That was enough, as far as I was concerned.  In late 2017 and 2018, however, I received two invitations to visit the South American continent. The first in November 2017, … Continue reading South America – Columbia / Peru / Brazil /Argentina (25 Sept – 15 Oct 2018)