Mexico – A group of honest citizens, concerned about the country, proposed carrying out a human sacrifice of members of the legislature to pacify the recent clouds of smoke from Popo and thus solve two problems with a single measure. A member of the group that proposed the measure stated that ¨like the Aztecs several […]
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Below a second installment of five photographs that I´ve taken on the streets of Mexico City. The first installment is here. Esquina de helado (Ice cream corner): First up is a shot of the ubiquitous Mexican ice cream chain La Michoacana. This particularly retro branch is found on the corner of Calles Guerrero and Orozcco y Berra […]
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Three photos from the inner city neighbourhood of Tabacalera. The colonia has loads of derelict charm and is one of my favourites for urban wandering. Fidel Castro and Che Guevara stayed in this part of town while they planned the insurgency against Batista. The following were taken during a late Sunday afternoon wander. Pale blue abandonment […]
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On weekdays I alight from the subway, the new day still in darkness and join the throng to ascend the stairs and listen to the female cry of 5 peso jellies for breakfast. Through the turnstiles and then I turn left, still groggy from too little sleep and pass churros being sugared, fruits high-powered liquefied, […]
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Here is a selection of photos that I took on the streets and in a bar in Havana, Cuba during my visit to the island nation in July 2011. The quality of the images is not so great. I just had a crappy little camera at the time. Nevertheless, I like the shots and they […]
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Xochimlico is a southern municipality of Mexico City, famous for its canals. The most popular way to experience the canals is onboard a colourful trajinera, a uniquely Mexican version of the Venetian gondola. With a group of friends and/or family you can load up your trajinera with as much food and drink you need for an afternoon of meandering […]
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Here is a third instalment of a series that I started late last year. Click here and here for the first two parts. All of the photos are recent and all but one were taken in the historic centre of Mexico City. A musician descends the stairs at Pino Suarez Metro Station in the late […]
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La Fiesta de Jesús del Gran Poder is an annual religious celebration in the streets of La Paz, Bolivia. I joined in the celebrations on May 29 2010, which coincided with the last day of my third decade. The festival brings an explosion of colour, dance and music to the city and the party goes […]
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Last year I translated a short story by Cuban writer Odette Alonso for the Palabras Errantes project ´Writing Lesbian Desire´. It has just been published. The original title in Spanish is ´Con la Boca Abierta´. Below is an extract, click through to the Palabras Errantes site to read the story in its entirety in the […]
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The toughest guy on the street sells frilly pink socks for infant girls My neighbour doesn’t smoke weed anymore In the inky dawn a mariachi blows his trumpet across the sky It floats to the doorstep, where he now sniffs solvents, all night blank The same sad señora pushes her little pile of carnitas across […]
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