Travel-World Photography
This is an estancia (typical size 2000 hectares and much beyond) located an hour North of Buenos Aires. It is a tourist place, primarily offering tours on horseback, as well as Argentinean entertainment.
Estancia Don Silvano
The land is flat North of Buenos Aires
Clouds are forming, but we escaped the rain
Estancia Don Silvano-03
Windmill water pump for the Estancia
The main building, offering overnight stay
Don Silvan himself
Old farming equiment outside the large dining facility
View inside, while we waited to get on horseback
Saddeling up
Sonja on her horse
Start of the tour
Sonja and the guide
Long time since on a horse!
Petter on the move
The rest of the group following
The local shop, selling cpwboy-related stuff
Don Silvano greeting us for the lunchon
We were quite a large group waiting to be served
The guy carrying the food which was quite simple and not all that tasteful
Typical Argentinean man
Don SIlvano introducing the entertainment
The orchestra
Spanish flamenco dance I
Spanish flamenco dance II
The dancers
Flamboyant solo dancer I
Flamboyant solo dancer II
Flamboyant solo dancer III
Argentinean tango I
Argentinean tango II
Back outside to view a horse performance
The boss directing his troups
The two cowboys
At full speed
Demonstrating laying down a horse I
Demonstrating laying down a horse II
Demonstrating corralling horses I
Demonstrating corralling horses II
Target practice: Aiming at hanging rings
Both rings down
A new run with pins to hit small rings
Both cowboys hit the rings
The finale, standing on horseback
