The Yungas
The yungas is the term applied to the humid, subtropical band of the Argentinian northwest that's squeezed between the flat chaco to the east and the Andean pre-cordillera to the west, dropping south from the Bolivian border through Jujuy and Salta, Tucuman and into Catamarca. Abrupt changes of altitude in this band give rise to radical changes in the type of flora, creating wildly different ecosystems arranged in tiers. All are characterized by fairly high year-round precipitation, but have distinct seasons, with winter being the drier. The lowest altitudes are home to transitional woodland - no longer the thorn-scrub of the Chaco but retaining some varieties typical of the plains to the east - and lowland jungle ( selva pedemontana ), rising up to about 600m. Most of the trees and shrubs in these lower levels are deciduous and have showy blossoms: jacaranda , fuchsia, pacara, palo blanco and amarillo, lapacho (or tabebuia ), timbo colorado (the black-eared tree), palo borracho ( chorisia or yuchan ), and Argentina's national flower, the ceibo . Much of this forest has been hard-hit by clearance for timber and agriculture, especially sugar-cane plantations. Above 600m starts the most famous yungas habitat, the montane cloudforests ( selva montana or nuboselva ) - one of the country's most diverse and interesting ecosystems, and best seen in the national parks of Calilegua in Jujuy, and Baritu and El Rey in Salta. The selva montana is split into two categories: lower montane forest ( selva basal ), which rises to about 1000m; and true cloudforest, which is found as high as 2200m and depends for its moisture on winds blowing westwards from the Atlantic. These forests form a gloomy, impenetrable canopy of tall evergreens - dominated by laurels and acacia-like tipas at lower levels, and yunga cedars, horco molle, nogal and myrtles higher up - beneath which several varieties of cane and bamboo compete for the scarce, mottled sunlight. The tree trunks are covered in thick moss and lichen, lianas hang in a tangle, epiphytes and orchids flourish, while a variety of bromeliads, heliconias, parasites and succulents all add to the mysteriously dank atmosphere. On the tier above the cloudforest, you'll find typically single-species woods of alder, nogal or mountain pine form the bosque montano at 1500-2400m, where temperatures at night and in winter can be very low. Above this begins the pre- puna highland meadows ( prados ) of stunted quenoa trees, reeds and different sorts of puna grasses.
your food is yummyisabella says "i think yalls food is super dooper yummy keep up the good work
" whatsamanth says "nothing. you can survive on your own. dont go there its a horrible place." what you needkatie says "bring lots of food and water. try to bring non perishable food. and bring warm and cold clothes. you will need it." Buenos Aires City of DesignBob Frassinetti says "In August 2005 Buenos Aires was appointed City of Design by the UNESCO. This is recognition the city of “good airs” shares with other top notch design areas of the world such as Berlin, Montreal.
This appointment evidences recognition towards what Buenos Aires is doing in this particular area, and it cannot be understood if not put in perspective to the recent boom that took place in this area recently. BA features a constant flow of movement in terms of design, from mind-blowing creations to average regular, items the broadness of the design movement in the Argentine capital provides a wide rainbow of options featuring something for every taste.
Buenos Aires has been among the firsts of the American Continent to take upon the challenge of design together with Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Mendoza in Argentina –as well-. The turning point in contemporary design in South America can be dated at the end of the 1950s and all throughout the 60s. The decade of 1960 was a strong decade for innovation, creation and design in the deepest sense of the words. The Arts in general had a strong input back then, and design was not an exception, from aesthetics to usefulness, Argentina has been taking upon the challenge of designing new and innovative objects ever since. After a couple of decades of ups and downs, ins and outs, always in tune with the general panorama of what was going on in our country, today, Buenos Aires is breeding and furthering some interesting aesthetic and conceptual approaches to objects.
In terms of industrial design today in Argentina, there are at several different disciplines working in an avant-garde creations and innovating in theory and practice in this sense. The range goes from industrial products to vehicles, furniture and lighting, making of Buenos Aires a design spot pretty much hyper-comprehensive in terms of design for the visitors.
An interesting insight on design in Buenos Aires is provided by worldly known Argentine architect and designer Ricardo Blanco in his book entitled Crónicas del diseño industrial en la Argentina – Chronicles of the Industrial Design in Argentina-, where he reconstructs the path of evolution thru means of a particular historical perspective and journey. Not aiming to cover the entire historical process, but more in the sense of providing an organized insight into the world of useful aesthetics, Blanco attest to evidence the intention and cultural bases of the Argentine design path.
Thru means of the current literature and the ever growing production of industrial design objects Buenos Aires takes upon new airs of discovery, as it mutates from the traditional city of beef and tango to a much more interesting and amusing spot of arts, design and aesthetics… And all in all, in the meantime we explore the new inputs of design we can always stop to enjoy the delightful Argentine cuisine and culture, but now in a broader and richer way.
Bob Frassinetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina" GanjaFaith says "look for ganja at all times"
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