Categoría Oddities

7 bizarre facts about Ecuador

for the braveA treehouse on a reserve in the town of Banos became famous for the “end of the world swing”: a long rope swing at the edge of a canyon. It’s scary, but it has a phenomenal view of…

How does a pipeline work?

A gas pipeline is a network of tubes that takes gas from a producing region, such as Bolivia, to a consuming region, such as Brazil. The gas is transported through the tubes with the help of the pressure difference: at…

What could you buy with R$100 13 years ago?

In general, much more things than currently. And this is natural: the accumulated inflation since the first ME hit the newsstands is 124.48%, according to the Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA), measured by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics…