I haven’t been to Sao Paulo, the other Latin America megalopolis. It’s definitely in my future plans. Wikipedia states that it is the largest city by population in the Americas edging out Mexico City although the order is reversed when the population of the metropolitan areas is counted. The piece I have translated is by […]
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The elusive quetzal is the most fabled bird of the Mexico/Central America region. Unfortunately the only ones that I was able to spot were on the banknotes of Guatemala, where the unit of currency is also the quetzal. The birds of the motmot family, with their colourful plumages and extended tails, are pretty spectacular as […]
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El Salvador is probably not be at the top of your list for your next vacation. It is a country better known to most for the ferocious fighting of the civil war years (1980-92) rather than the stunning scenery and generous warm-hearted people. Repression from a military regime, inequality and poverty all contributed to the […]
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Day 1: In the sweaty mid-afternoon tropical heat I board. Hammocks are strung up; side by side, above and below. This will be home for the next three days and nights as the wooden vessel wends its way upstream on the Amazon River from steamy Belem, just below the equator in the northeast of Brazil, […]
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In November 2012 I was very fortunate to spend a beautiful, calm and clear morning at the archaeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquimé) in Mexico’s largest state Chihuahua. It was my last day in Mexico – a perfect start to the day before continuing en route to New Mexico. I wrote this very short […]
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Return to Chile Of my youth and diurnal dreams Empanadas and Pisco straight Elongated limb of extremes Patagonian towers of grey-spired mass to Lake Chungará – exquisite mirror of snow-capped peaks Incomparable port of my love Valparaiso: steep streets to heaven Where just to meander amongst ramshackle beauty Is a sure path to joy And […]
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A blur! It feels like this a lot of the time but in Mexico City there is not a better way to get around the city. I visited the station and surrounds of the whole system and documented the experience with photographic images and anecdotes. Check out the Mexico City Metro Project.
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‘La hoja de coca no es droga’ – The coca leaf is not a drug. Emblazoned on t-shirts in Bolivian markets. As the poppy is to heroin, the grape to wine, or hops and barley to beer so is the correlation between the coca leaf and cocaine. This article will focus on this […]
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WELCOME TO THE MEXICO CITY MEXICO PROJECT! ¡BIENVENIDOS AL MEXICO CITY METRO PROJECT! In whatever way and for whatever reason you have arrived here I hope you enjoy or find what you are looking for. Please read on to find out more about the MCM Project. I would love to hear your impressions. En […]
Read moreAfter six months and a smidgen to boot, the rolling, engaged motion of the virtual carriages of the Mexico City Metro Project comes to a final halt. 146 prior stops provided enormous scope for urban wander, yielding tremendous urban wonder (within the ordinary as well) and that, of course, has been the narrative and pictorial […]
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