My video news report on one of the world’s greatest rail journey’s. After 3 years of reparations Argentina’s train to the clouds is back on track. The story is currently being broadcast through the Associated Press Television’s features bulletin and has already gone out on several channels around the world including these links to its broadcast in Spain and Colombia. Will keep you updated over the next few weeks on its continued broadcasts and print publications.

Accompanying article written for APTN published by CNTV

Business has hit a new high for wine makers in Argentina’s northwest Andean desert region. The “wines of altitude” have become the toast of the country for their unique flavor.

Argentina has long been one of the world’s largest producers of wine.

But new vineyards are cropping up in an unlikely location.

Many of the wineries are dotted in areas more than 1.6 kilometers above sea level.

Grapes here enjoy warmer temperatures than other parts of the country, leading to more fruity and fresh wine.

High in the Andean desert, warm arid days of up to 32 degrees Celsius during growing season are followed by cool nights. As a result, grapes ripen slowly which creates a more concentrated and deep colored wine.

Thibaut Delmotte, Wine Maker in Salta, said, “We can find some very strong wine, almost black. Our wine is very strong and, at the same time, very fine and elegant. That’s why we also work close to nature in a dynamic way, to respect the characteristics of the soil.”

Variety of color, breadth and depth of aromas give Andean wines an unrivalled palate. In the past four years, wine exports from Salta have more than doubled in volume, and tripled in value.

Besides exports, the region’s wine industry is being recognized as key to the province’s tourism industry.

Officials say the two have proven to be a successful combination. It allows people to try the best wines from north of Argentina, while allowing them to relax at luxurious resorts.

Broadcast by the Spanish language news agency Observador Global of my piece for AP about one of Latin Americas most secluded indigenous groups; the Kuna Indians.

While the indigenous community have maintained an exceptionally strong culture and sovereignty, increasingly the attractions of their idyllic homeland are presenting a lure for tourists and challenging the preservation of a culture frozen in time.

My piece from the North East of Brazil for the Associated Press Television about how the regions paradise coastline is becoming a global mecca for kitesurfing. This short edit went out around the world on the AP’s news minute

Cumbuco in the North Eastern Brazilian province of Ceara has become one of the worlds most sought-out destinations for the increasingly popular watersport of Kitesurfing. Whilst its mecca status is bringing visitors from all over the world to the former fishing village its the local community that are most immersed in the high flying sport. Futuro do Cumbuco is a self developed initiative that supports the local youth in their passion for kitesurfing and the possibilities that may open whilst encouraging their commitment to school and their education. This is an add edit to the APTN news report I produced on Kitesurfing in North East Brazil as a thankyou to Gert and all the kitesurfing community in Cumbuco for your help

English language Chinese radio broadcast of a piece I produced with New York 1 news journalist; Vanessa Yurkevich for the  Associated Press Television News’s daily features and lifestyles bulletin, ‘Horizons’ reporting on the growing trend of medical tourism in Argentina