Wine in Chile, Olé
Blessed with a Mediterranean climate similar to France or California, Chile has the added advantage of being south of the equator. That puts their summers from November to March, allowing them to harvest wine during the off-season of many other countries. Time shifting allows them to satisfy the market when others can't.
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Wine in Argentina
The early wine history of Argentina is similar to that for Chile both in time and the Spanish colonization
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Food in Paraguay
On a bird’s eye view of South America, it would be easy to miss a small landlocked country, enclosed between Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. That country is Paraguay or, officially, the Republic of Paraguay. Paraguay culture has Spanish and Guarani roots; both, Guarani and Spanish, are official languages and widely spoken and equally important.
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Food in Brazil
Brazilian culture and foods reflect those of the four obvious groups who make its population: native Brazilians, Portuguese and other Europeans, Africans, and Asians. For instance, the samba is a well known Brazilian dance with African roots. The bossa nova is a popular Brazilian music that blends jazz with local musical rhythms. Brazilians love sports, and their favorite one is soccer, which they name futbol -from the word football as this sport is known in Europe.
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Latin American pantry
Stock up your cupboard with the right ingredients and you will be able to prepare any Latin American recipe that takes your fancy.