Latin America has no shortage of spectacular lakes. Lake Titicaca is, I believe, the most spectacular of all. Lago de Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands is breathtaking.. The lakes of Patagonia will astound you with their colour and incredible backdrops. The list goes on. Lago Petén Itzá in the north of Guatemala is not as […]
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The well preserved colonial streets of Trinidad are a photographer’s paradise. Unfortunately, because of a misadventure in Havana (long story), I arrived in Trinidad without a camera. Cuba is not the easiest place to buy a new camera. Prior to arriving I spent a couple of days looking for one to no avail. After asking […]
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Chihuahua is Mexico’s largest state and currently, due to the ongoing drug wars, one of its most maligned. The state is also home to Mexico’s canyon country and while the Copper Canyon is the best known ,the region boasts many other fantastic, less-visited canyon experiences. Barranca de Urique (Urique Canyon) is the deepest of all […]
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I was lucky to see this creature basking in the sun at Copan Ruins in Honduras. Incidentally lagartija (lizard) is one of my favourite words in Spanish – has a great sound to it. Actually there are other creatures from the natural world with great sounding names in Spanish. Murciélago (bat) and luciérnaga (firefly) are […]
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Continuing on the Oaxaca theme, here are a couple of shots from the town of Mitla, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Here, as was commonly the case, the site was largely razed by Spanish colonizers. The same stones were used to construct the catholic church.
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I have a semi-completed article/story on Cuba that I hope to publish here sometime. In the meantime here are some more wise words from the mouth of Fidel Castro.. THE PARTY IS NOT PRIVILEGE, IT IS SACRIFICE
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Tracking in one of the little mini-vans that ply the very few routes that chicken buses don’t -or do- but supplement or complement them anyway, I headed further and deeper into the Guatemalan highlands to the Ixil Triangle – all the way to Chajul where the folk speak their traditional Mayan tongue, Ixil, and I had myself […]
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The street art across Mexico City adds a great deal of colour and beauty to the streets of the hyper-metropolis. This image is from a street not far from Plaza Garibaldi in the downtown area – the home of Mexico City’s mariachi musicians. I’ve got hundreds of street art shots from Mexico City and I […]
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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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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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