Monthly Archives: January 2015

The New Yorker yesterday published my story about the mountain runner Kílian Jornet Burgada, who I met in December while he was setting a new speed ascent-descent on Aconcagua, the tallest summit in the Americas. Kílian was previously profiled in The … Continue reading →

“It’s incredible,” I said, “I’ve never seen a bigger dam.” “Neither have I,” replied the Brazilian chief of staff for Itaipu Dam, the world’s No. 1 energy-generating hydropower plant until a few weeks ago, when it was surpassed by China’s … Continue reading →

This is a big waterfall. Straddling the river-border of Brazil and Argentina, it’s called either Cataratas do Iguaçu or Cataratas del Iguazú, depending where you’re standing. Iguaçu vs. Iguazú, and even if you don’t give a damn, the difference means a lot to an … Continue reading →

When Eva Perón died at age 32, her body was embalmed and put on display. Millions of Argentinians flocked to Buenos Aires to see the corpse, and they still come today to visit its grave in La Recoleta Cemetery. So I went, … Continue reading →