In late May I spent an afternoon in central Bogota walking around the historic district of La Candelaria, eating the typical dish of bandeja paisa and drinking cerveza colombiana. Late in the afternoon just before beginning the journey back to El Dorado International Airport I came across a mural with the smiling, laughing faces of little boys. […]
Read moreTrojes is a small Honduran town across the border from Jalapa, Nicaragua. It is not frequented much by travellers. They seemed quite surprised to see me at the border. I rode into town on the back of a pick-up on a dusty and rutted road and not long after the journey started my cap flew […]
Read moreThe front page yesterday’s edition of Mexico City newspaper “La Jornada” contained the headline – Racism so established in Mexico that it is hidden. I bought the newspaper and sat down to read the article by Fernando Camacho Servin. The orignal version in Spanish is online here. A couple of bloggers I follow have written on […]
Read moreStreet dogs are common all over Latin America. They inspired me write ‘Ode to the Latin American Street Dog‘ which I published on this blog. The reality of life on the streets for these animals is extremely tough and as if they didn’t already have a raw deal, their lives are made even more difficult, […]
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With thousands and thousands of others I spent the latter half of Saturday afternoon wandering around the bustling streets of Mexico City’s historic centre. Walking down the pedestrian street of San Jeronimo, I came across a heavy metal band playing against the backdrop of a Catholic cathedral, an interesting juxtaposition. Below is a short video […]
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Street demonstrations in Mexico City are almost as ubiquitous as taco vendors. Some are mass protests – thousands of people marching down major boulevards of the city often culminating in ‘el zocalo’, Mexico City’s central square situated in front of the Federal Government’s National Palace. Others are much, much smaller – maybe just a handful […]
Read more“Performance Art”: On the streets of downtown Mexico City opposite ‘La Alameda’ Park.
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Barack Obama has deported more people from the United States than any previous president. While there can be little doubt that the highest number of deportees are of Mexican origin, this article shows that the issue reaches a lot further south in the continent. It is from the online edition of La República. Read the […]
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I have never heard anyone who lives in Mexico City complain of boredom. The city has a relentless energy and there is always far more going on than you could ever keep track of. In my case, despite having roamed far and wide around the city, I am still making new discoveries, finding intrigue […]
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From BBC Mundo. Read the original in Spanish here. On the day of Gabriel García Márquez’s farewell, it was hot in Mexico City. For hours the sun persistently beat down on thousands of people who patiently waited to say goodbye to the writer, but later the climate changed mood and suddenly the muggy heat […]
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