TRAVEL – Page 4 – LATIN AMERICA FOCUS

ALCOHOL, ART, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

SIGNS OF TIJUANA

Collection of signs in the downtown area of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico. All photos taken on Samsung phone.

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PLAYAS DE TIJUANA /A FUCKIN´ FENCE IN THE SEA (PHOTO ESSAY)

I was recently in Tijuana – el último rincón de la patria ( the last corner of the motherland) – having crossed over on foot from the southern suburbs of San Diego. The San Ysidro border crossing is the most crossed land border in the world. Heading south into Mexico,however, the crossing was swift and […]

LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

MEXICO CITY MICELLANEOUS FIVE II

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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TRES DE TABACALERA

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 […]

ALCOHOL, CUBA, LATIN AMERICA, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

FACES OF LA HABANA

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 […]

LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

CANALS OF XOCHIMILCO

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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HOMBRES DEL DISTRITO III

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 […]

BOLIVIA, LATIN AMERICA, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUTH AMERICA, TRAVEL

FIESTA DEL GRAN PODER, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA

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 […]

LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

POLES OF MEXICAN EMOTIONS

Viejo o adolescente, criollo o mestizo, general, obrero o licenciado, el mexicano se me aparece como un ser que encierra y se preserva: máscara el rostro y máscara la sonrisa. The Mexican, whether young or old, criollo o mestizo, general or labourer or lawyer, seems to me to be a person who shuts himself away to protect […]

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ICE CREAM IN SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, CHIAPAS

I think that the image above shows several aspects of the beautiful, colonial city of San Cristobal de las Casas in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, one of the country’s poorest. The prevalence of the Mayan people and their culture is evident throughout the city. Here, a Mayan lady looks in her purse for […]