The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away

Frida Kahlo's voice, Taiwan's claw machine craze, and Siwa oasis dates. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 19, 2019 Abandoned Ski Resort Once both the highest ski resort in the world and home to the world’s highest restaurant, Bolivia’s Chacaltaya Ski Resort was all but abandoned when the mountain’s glacier melted. Read More → Found: Frida Kahlo’s Voice A 90-second recording of one of Mexico’s most beloved, iconoclastic residents, Frida Kahlo, may have been uncovered at the National Sound Library of Mexico. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Expedition Amazon Join us next March for a week full of adventure and learning deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Led by two expert biologists, you’ll get up close with native wildlife, hike the jungle at night, and learn first-hand about rainforest conservation efforts. Learn more → Community Atlas Weddings From lighthouses on the edge of the ocean to abandoned buildings, tell us about the most interesting places you’ve ever been to attend a wedding or the hidden, curious places you’ve been dreaming about having yours. Share now → Claw Machine Craze In Taiwan, claw machines have become a way for residents to supplement their income by renting out their own machines and by gambling on everything from classic stuffed animals to cheap household supplies. Read more → New Orleans, Louisiana Faulkner House The house where William Faulkner once lived in New Orleans is now a small bookstore. Read more → Food & Drink Siwa Oasis Dates Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222