Now this is an interesting tradition from Chile called Minga. Especially the island of Chiloe is famous for involving the whole community to literally move a house. To move a house the complete structure has to be somehow lifted onto tree trunks which will serve as rollers pulled by oxen. Some houses even have to be carried over the sea. There is also a wine called La Minga which is making use of this tradition. Images via tectonicablog
This is an amazing pisco bottle shaped as a moai tiki from the Easter islands. If you love this bottle you may want to see this pisco collection image via swankola
I absolutely love these bottle. How cool. Pisco (from Quechua: pisqu, little bird) is a South American liquor distilled from grapes. Developed by Spanish settlers in the sixteenth century, it takes its name from the conical pottery in which it was originally aged, which was also the name of one of the sites where it was produced: Pisco, in the Viceroyalty of Peru. The first vineyards were planted in the coastal valleys in the Viceroyalty. The drink is a widely consumed spirit in the nations of Bolivia, Chile and Peru. If you love these bottle you may like the packaging design for Inca gold pisco. Images via minialkohol, natureperu and natureperu
Thanks to Nicolas from Taxi for getting in touch. Montreal’s Bombardier Inc. is keeping the Olympic flame burning across the country and throughout the Winter Games with help from a 45-second TV ad from Taxi.
The spot starts in a remote corner of Chile where an old man attempts to light his pipe, but the wind prevents him from doing so. Locals find themselves trying to light candles, and stay warm by a fire but the strong winds keep extinguishing the flames.
Finally, a family sitting around the dinner table watches as the Olympic Torch travels through a blowing snow storm, yet it’s still lit. The old man is still trying to light his pipe. “That’s what you need,” says his wife, referring to the torch.
Bombardier designed the Olympic torch to be weatherproof, which is just as well given that it traveled through rain, sleet and snow along its 45,000 km, 106-day journey.
“This story nicely demonstrates Bombardier‘s ingenuity,” said Stéphane Charier, vice-president, executive creative director of Taxi, in a release. “To design and build a torch that resists Canadian weather is no small feat.”
Prototypes of the torch were tested in a weather simulation chamber before the final design. Bombardier manufactured 12,000 torches–one for each torchbearer.
Inspired by the contours of Canada‘s winter landscape, the design of the 2010 Olympic Torch symbolizes the tracks created in snow and ice by winter sports.
La Manta Rayada wine from Chile designed by Mayday Living brands
The Chilean stamp was issued in 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Western Hemisphere. via danstopicals.com
Moai of Easter Island Ice Cube Tray found via thisnext.com
