BRAIN DRAIN
The phrase “Brain Drain” usually refers to the migration of the intellectual elite of one place to another place. This is often driven by deteriorating …
A BETTER FOG TRAP
A few years ago, I published a blog called “A Better Fog Trap”. It was a story of a simple solution, developed by local communities, …
LARGEST EMPIRE IN THE AMERICAS
Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca’s extraordinary road system – and …
PERU’S NEW MEGAPORT
Peru’s new megaport has been built by the Chinese. It is part of their worldwide strategy, called “Belt and Road” which pores millions of dollars …
RETURN TO THE FOREST
Return to the forest sounds like a call for indigenous species of animals to return to their traditional habitat. That is true of this story …
ORANGE JUICE
Orange Juice would hardly seem to be an important subject for a blog. However, the fact that concentrate orange-juice futures in New York, which soft-drink …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
CABALLITOS
The idea that “Surfing” may have originated in Peru over 3000 years ago sounds a little far-fetched but, for at least 3,500 years, fishermen along …
CHOCOLATE
Kim Mishra and Anian Schreiber cooperated on a new chocolate making process. Imagine picking up a nice juicy apple, but instead of biting into …
REAL-LIFE PADDINGTON BEAR
Drought and conflict with farmers are threatening Bolivia’s Andean bear – the real-life Paddington Bear. Now a beekeeping project is helping protect this endangered species. …