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Monks Peak: the viewpoint of the Midi d'Ossau

The ski resorts in summer mourn the absence of snow. Its landscape is equally beautiful, but without the white winter the ski lifts, tows and artificial snowmaking cannons are grotesque, as resigned to the lethargy of the summer months. But, for the mountaineer, are always a starting point to walk to nearby peaks.
byRicardo Coarasa
26 July, 2013

Makuyu, "Land of witches"

There are two things boundless in Makuyu health center: death and madness. Both are treated from the horror, incomprehension and denial. The first meaning is found through various religions and madness is explained in that society through curses, evil eyes, divine punishment ...
byMaria Ferreira
17 July, 2013

Papua and his entourage arcane

I browsed the adjective "remote" in the dictionary of the RAE and contained three meanings. The first is referred to the distance of the object qualifies, the second to the likelihood of the event described and the last is related to oblivion. La “remota” provincia “West Papua”, perfectly fulfills the three meanings.
byNacho Melero
26 June, 2013

Bendita crisis

Cuts, in the case of the NGO I lead, assume that psychiatric patients have so far benefited from the project will be without medication. Nor will we pay the ambulance transfers. Neither the food. But this is not a tragedy today, called personal anecdote.
byMaria Ferreira
19 June, 2013

Soweto: the scars of apartheid

For those who wish to know more what was the horrific apartheid regime in South Africa, Soweto is a place of forced passage. They can make a tour, of the dozens on offer in the city, or they can rent a car and private guide (recommended to understand the troubled history) and cross, no problem, the neighborhood rebel. For those who dare to make the second option, Here are some key places to visit.
byJavier Brandoli
16 June, 2013

Monterey: This sardinas ira

American author John Steinbeck described a Monterey canneries and brothels, of hustlers and young people seeking the American dream. The Californian city, to what is seen, he took it with a sense of humor and does not seem to hold a grudge: docks baptized with the name of one of his novels, “Cannery Row”.
byRicardo Coarasa
13 June, 2013

La locura Ngorongoro

And I wanted to jump out, downhill run, laugh, touching animals, a fire and spend the night talking with them, drunk, singing songs of our land. But I went because I thought maybe the hyenas and lions have other plans, for lack of cojones, by human, intelligent, and lack of instincts. I think if not still out there, with my camera and no battery, sitting next to 600 wildebeest while we take pictures for tourists. Happy.
byJavier Brandoli
11 June, 2013

The Congo: Lodewijk grandfather's flight and hunting Belgian

The flight had left behind his home, their possessions and their lives. He started joining other Belgians who also sought to escape but were stopped by rebel troops, gunpoint and killed one of them. After that, dispersed each to their own. The streets were filled with military mutineers who beat up men of European origin and raped women, while in the ditches were the first bodies.
byEduardo De Winter
9 June, 2013

1924: June fucking

If books and mountains cry, June 1924 was certainly a month for them tears. A 3 June 1924 died within 40 años Franz Kafka. Five days later, el Everest engullía a George Mallory, to 37, way of her top.
byRicardo Coarasa
7 June, 2013
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