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Ayahuasca: The Art and Science of Illumination

Ayahuasca: The Art and Science of Illumination

Ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew made from an Amazonian vine and used in tribal ceremonies, is becoming increasingly popular among tourists. James Rittenour investigates.

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After Office Parties and Their Cheating Ways

After Office Parties and Their Cheating Ways

The concept of an ‘after office’ is nothing alien to most foreigners, although in Argentina some say it is the acceptable side of a strange phenomenon: ‘Día de las Trampas’.

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Lights, Camera, Action…

Lights, Camera, Action…

Wandering around San Telmo on a Sunday afternoon it has become more and more likely that it is not just the famous market you will stumble across, but a line of catering and costume vehicles all supporting a bustling film crew. Increasingly, advertising, television and film production is happening on the streets of Buenos Aires

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Games of Our Lives

Games of Our Lives

Pass go, don’t collect two hundred dollars – instead, pay the IMF the escalating interest on your nation’s debt and pray for a restructuring in the near future. Wait, that doesn’t sound like the proper rule from ‘Monopoly’, the beloved capitalism-promoting game that we all played as impressionable youngsters. In fact, the rule change comes from an Argentine board game loosely based on ‘Monopoly’ called ‘Deuda Eterna’ (Eternal Debt).

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