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Evo re-elected?

Jun 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Evo re-elected?

Bolivia’s president Evo Morales is cleared for a third re-election in 2014. Can anyone beat him?

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Haute cuisine in – wait for it – Bolivia!

Jun 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Haute cuisine in – wait for it – Bolivia!

Dan Collyns takes us to the trendiest new restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia, the brainchild of top Danish chef and Noma founder, Claus Meyer. Could it be the vanguard of a gastronomic revolution in the land-locked country.

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Cocaine: History between the Lines

Jun 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Cocaine: History between the Lines

Dan Collyns worked as the Peru producer on this feature-length History Channel documentary about the cocaine trade. Toby Barraud of NFGTV hired Dan to get the inside track on the drugs war at source.

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The Art of Truth

Jun 14, 2013 | Comments Off on The Art of Truth

For CCTV Americas Now, Dan Collyns takes us to Peru, where four non-actors have come together linked only by the dramatic events that shaped their early lives. In the 1980s and 1990s an internal conflict raged in Peru between communist gorillas and the state. Hyper inflation and bad governing also affected the country. The play is a way for the actors to express how they were affected during these events.

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Mapping the Amazon rainforest like never before

Dec 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Mapping the Amazon rainforest like never before

We hope this is how scientists can impact on climate change policy.

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Communing with the deities of Chavin de Huantar

Nov 9, 2012 | Comments Off on Communing with the deities of Chavin de Huantar

One of Peru’s most fascinating ancient sites, Chavin de Huantar, holds secrets witnessed by just a few thousand visitors a year.

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A sweet alternative

Jul 9, 2012 | Comments Off on A sweet alternative

From cocaine to chocolate. Can cocoa really be a substitute for the leaf that makes cocaine?

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The guardian; Havana bienal; Start me up Chile

May 21, 2012 | Comments Off on The guardian; Havana bienal; Start me up Chile

Dan Collyns reports for CCTV’s Americas Now program regarding the discovery of massive marine fossils in the Peruvian desert.

See the video report on CCTV here.

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Gold rush; 2012 predictions

Mar 12, 2012 | Comments Off on Gold rush; 2012 predictions

See Dan Collyns in action on the Americas Now program for CCTV

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Cuba’s new economy; Artemio; Back into the wild

Feb 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Cuba’s new economy; Artemio; Back into the wild

Dan Collyns reports for CCTV’s Americas Now program about the last rebel leader for the Shining Path, Artemio.

See the report on CCTV here.

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