Here’s the second instalment of my brief Latin American food guide – this time L-Z. It has been a bit more challenging to come up with a food for every letter here and I allowed myself some liberty. I’ve enjoyed compiling the guide, I hope you enjoy reading. Lechón: It’s hard to beat roast pork, […]
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Wake up each day and there is that need to put something in your stomach. In three years travelling/living in the Americas I filled up on all of the below and much, much more. I probably ate on the streets too much and am sure that I picked up a range of unwanted gut flora. […]
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The short story ‘Highland Hallucinations‘ that I published on this site started in the beautiful colonial city of Cuenca, Ecuador. I suggested that the church dominated skyline could hold its own against Saint Petersburg in Russia. This photograph is my supporting evidence.
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The following short story recounts an experience with the hallucinogenic flower commonly known as Angel’s trumpet and sometimes Devil’s trumpet. Whether the flowers ingested were actually Brugmansia or Datura I am unsure. The flowers are common throughout much of the Americas. While I don’t regret the experience it is not one that I would recommend and perhaps […]
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Sans shame, you copulate under shop awnings, in parks, down alleys then trot off for post-coital taco scraps on Mexico City corners Slumbering in sunny plazas you dream while fleas run amok across your fur and screw into your rabid flesh I saw you snarl White of your eyes and unknown intentions in the streets […]
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Latin America boasts innumerable beautiful colonial cities. Cartagena is spectacular. Panama City has a dilapidated charm. Havana is a grand old dame. The list goes on. The historic core of Quito, Ecudaor’s high altitude capital, is as beautiful as any. Plazas -grand and quaint. Ornate churches. Striking monuments. Winding steep cobbled streets. They are all […]
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