In One Picture: Technology in Argentina’s Andes
This picture of a guide jabbering away on his cell phone during a horseback trip in Argentina’s Andes Mountains is one of my favorites. During my first trip to South America, I was lucky to stay in the wine country of Mendoza for several days. Somehow I ended up signing up for a horseback trip, and I ended up as the only one who showed up. I was able to ride for hours in a spectacularly empty patch of the Andes. I was surrounded by quiet: with the exception of my “guide,” Miguel, who occasionally checked in with the boss . . . though based on his tone I think his girlfriend was also receiving calls. This winter day ended up as one of the best travel days I had ever experienced, with or without a cell phone.
Part of our on-again-off-again In One Picture Series.
Andes Mountains outside of Mendoza, Argentina
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Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event.
His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine.
Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
