2016 - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languagesarticle-listingtag:www.hf.uio.no,2016-01-12:/ilos/english/research/news-and-events/news/2016www.hf.uio.no2021-07-02T08:11:34.700Ztag:www.hf.uio.no,2016-01-21:/ilos/english/research/news-and-events/news/2016/many-norwegians-never-found-success-in-latin-america.htmlMany Norwegians never found success in Latin America
The few thousand Norwegians who emigrated to Latin America in the years from 1820 to 1940 went their own ways. Many of them never saw their dreams fulfilled and returned home disappointed.
2016-01-21T09:00:00.000Z2018-12-14T12:08:40.392ZSilje Pileberg//www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/news-and-events/news/2016/photos/far-og-ottar-507.jpg//www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/news-and-events/news/2016/photos/far-og-ottar-507.jpg?vrtx=thumbnailOlav Gjøvdal is sipping yerba mate from a straw. The emigrants drank this traditional South American tea-like drink to avoid scurvy as a result of the meat-rich diet. Ottar Enger (middle) and Ole Viborg Høiby are laying on the bed. (Photo: private)