The voice of Andrea Echeverri, the lead singer of Colombian band Aterciopelados, first came to my attention way back in the mid 90s when I heard her accompany Gustavo Cerati in the Soda Stereo classic ‘en la ciudad de la furia” at their MTV unplugged concert. I really like this song and have been meaning do […]
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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. […]
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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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