Patagonia

escrito por: Eliana Arévalo

Profeta en su tierra

Un refrán muy utilizado en los países de habla hispana reza que nadie es profeta en su tierra. Sin embargo para toda regla hay una excepción y este es el caso de Lisandro Aristimuño, un joven cantante que en los últimos años ha cosechado fama y adeptos en el ambiente musical de la Argentina desde el 2004 cuando grabó su primer CD con su propio sello discográfico, encargándose el mismo de la venta y distribución.

While Federico Aubele's music evokes modern life in Buenos Aires, Lisandro Aristimuño's music recall the feeling of his native Patagonia. His music is nostalgic and sweet, his lyrics are often pensive and tranquilo, bringing to mind the extreme countryside, dark colors, and hearty way of life in Argentina's south. From "Tu Nombre y el Mio",

Campo de colores se cubre en tu luz
deja la lluvia caer,
riega los suelos del sur
moja la nueva cosecha que vendrá.

Countryside of colors are covered in your light
Let the rain fall,
water the lands of the south
wet the coming new harvest

Wineries of Patagonia: Dino Vino

A relatively new wine industry is cropping up in Neuquén, Argentina, a province making up the north of Patagonia, known for its dinosaur bones. The three wineries we visited, NQN, Bodega del fin del Mundo, and Familia Schroeder, are all relatively large wineries with decent advertising budgets. Their success has been notable outside of Argentina, perhaps due to the allure of drinking a wine from an area thought to be exotic and uncontaminated. The wines, however, are not just enjoyed abroad: a recent article reported residents of Neuquén consume more wine than milk in their diets.