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Batopilas, Magic Town

Mexico has been filled with magical towns. It is true that this country has never had to be short of magic, But for some time now, the Ministry of Tourism's wand must have gotten out of hand because it has spilled out in gushes throughout its geography..

Cancun: life is now

Because I am sorry, but those of us who write in Vap also do these things. The adventure and the dust is all a farce and in reality we are some beach tourists. But in this damn city-highway drill they have hidden the sea and they don't plan to release it so easily until you loosen a few dollars as a ransom.

Mister Tourist en el país de los persas. Crónicas de Irán (II)

Las rinoplastias están causando furor en el país desde hace un par de años, en especial entre la clase media alta. Por apenas mil euros, eliges una nariz a la carta que en el caso de la mayoría de chicas suele ser la misma, larga y rectísima para realzar las facciones. “En Irán las chicas no podemos mostrar mucho de nosotras, así que lo que puede verse, queremos que esté perfecto”, confiesa Neda.

Mister Tourist en el país de los persas. Crónicas de Irán (In)

Disparan unos contra otros, mothers, uncles, sobrinos… incluso a sus propios hijos. Disparan abuelitos con bastón, y mujeres ataviadas con hiyab, negrísimas como cuervos. Desenfundan sus móviles y pasean entusiasmados con sus palos selfies al hombro. If you're not careful the Iranians shoot at you, while they hug you smiling and ask you to look at the little bird. The selfie revolution has come to the country to stay and among the ruins of Persepolis a shooting blaze rages.

Paraguay: the crucified of the happiest country in the world

So more than twenty workers with their families took wood and nails and instead of going up to Golgotha ​​they settled in a room next to the Ministry of Labor with their wrists pierced and ready to maintain the protest until they were readmitted. Since then the area lives in a constant pilgrimage state; media, police, medical, priests and citizens who stop by just in case a miracle happens.

The lost city of the Tayrona

The Frenchman, for example, recalls that he recently read somewhere a theory based on the fact that the Spanish presence decisively increased the level of aggressiveness on the continent., spread like a virus and caused even more atrocities among indigenous people. The two Swiss seem delighted with this explanation and relate their recent visit to the Potosí mines and how much they were impressed by the cruelty that existed in that place.. The Belgian who inexplicably seems to have forgotten the existence of a certain Leopold

Charlie Hebdo and bougainvillea

Internet said they were well and safe, Some residents of the city were able to alert them, in time to take refuge with other Christians in the military barracks in the city, that the worst was over in a few days and could take a plane bound for Togo, A Burkina that a Benin. During the following days the people of the city was dedicated to bring food and save some belongings of the Mission.

A house in La Paz

Panties and bras lamps bloomed like mushrooms, while the plants took possession of the upstairs, They climbed the walls and spilled down the stairs in a dull noise like Amazon symphony. startled, He charged and shot out, before a jaguar come out from under the couch.

To me I do like Paris

Paris is not a cold city, face and soulless, etc.. Strolling through the streets and catch Stendhal syndrome as one who grabs a cold comes absolutely free. Part of the charm of this city lies in those cold and miserable bites that gives you February while you relames to looking into the brasseries and then go to eat greasy fried potatoes at any kebab.

Bolivia: Madidi park and the secret of Toromonas

(...) "However the most amazing thing is what it says the wizard of Ichipiamonas". -Intrigued I ask you to continue. "Parents of the gringo, came to look at Madidi, desperate to ask the witch came to the village, an old man as they say has powers, gave them coca leaves ". And hold on to the Norwegian was living among the Indians who become a kind of head or something. Since then the parents keep coming back every year (...) By Enrique Vaquerizo.

Three African stories

He tells me his travels in Africa from the Congo to Angola. Martin is an excellent conversationalist and jumps from one topic to another with the agility and decision of a tightrope, puts a delicacy among arrebatártelo lips quickly and get another rabbit out of the hat even more fat and succulent.
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