Grasslands galore! Just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina, lies the center of one of the biggest, richest, and most productive grasslands on the planet: the Pampas! The Pampas (from Quechua: pampa, meaning “plain”) are fertile South American lowlands, covering almost 300,00 square miles. These temperate plains (much like the prairies of Midwest USA) encouraged me to don my Pampas poncho and pontificate on this gaucho paradise!
The Professor saddles up in the Pampas of Argentina to get his gaucho on! The term gaucho is commonly used to describe skilled horsemen/cattle-herders of South American pampas, Gran Chaco, or Patagonian grasslands…found principally in parts of Argentina, Rio Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, eastern and southern Bolivia and Southern Chile. From atop a horse himself, the Professor schools you on the nationalistic and symbolic importance of this awesome gaucho culture.
Greetings from one of the most scenic cities on the world! Cape Town, South Africa has one of the most distinct and recognizable cityscapes/geographies of Africa, and the Professor climbed a mountain to give you a physical view of the place, while giving you a cultural overview of the place and its role in today’s South Africa.
One of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, and father of the modern South African state, Nelson Mandela is truly a man beloved, respected, and admired across the entire planet. Join the Professor in Nobel Square, Cape Town for a quick overview of the man, of his life and times, and the impact he has had to this nation and the world….including what the future holds for this state post-Mandela.
Just off the coast of Namibia, the Professor encounters one of the most unique and interesting arid coastal areas in the world: the Namib Desert….and that prompts him to chat in the chilly air about how and why coastal deserts form all over the world, in very specific areas, due to very specific forces of physical geography. Watch this podcasts for the low down on ocean currents, wind patterns, and even spooky skeleton shipwrecks!
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