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Texts on travel and international politics around the globe

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Merida: blessed romans

The overwhelming history of Mérida comes to you as soon as you set foot in the amphitheater, an ellipsis of ancient stones that is a nod to the glorious past of Augusta Emerita, the former capital of the westernmost province of the Roman Empire.
byRicardo Coarasa
15 July, 2015

The burning night of Hoi An

As night falls, the street stalls glow with hundreds of lanterns, lamps that illuminate the passage of foreigners towards the river. And the street vendors, children usually, They meet the bewildered tourist to sell him a candle, an illusion to cast into the river.
byDaniel Landa
22 June, 2015

A skeptic in front of the tomb of Cervantes

During three days, the nuns opened their doors for the solace of the curious, credulous and skeptical eager to pay literary homage to don Miguel, Whether or not its remains are what shelter that niche. Did I claim a certificate of authenticity when I walked through the snow in the Prague cemetery on my way to Kafka's grave??
byRicardo Coarasa
19 June, 2015

Kruger: shattered the night sky

Suddenly, I felt the wind on his face shaking. He got a smell of wet earth, calving ground for, a night sky torn. I noticed in the distance were some rays. They seemed lost, distant, unattainable. Soon it was also the sound. You could hear the thunder from the horizon. He quickly became far closer. The rain began to unload with force. The air was heavy with the smell of entrails. And suddenly, in the midst of those hard days, difficult, occurred sublime, magic.
byJavier Brandoli
17 June, 2015

Peru Bus: praise of despair

The first trip was to last 20 hours, but it was extended to 36: first "hill he fell" -as they say in Peru when there is a shift of land-, then he fell another and then came the night, the tropical heat and despair.
byDiego Cobo
8 June, 2015

Tribute to Nepal

Saris burdeos, emeralds and yellow that once wore a smiling women move today among the streets of Kathmandu stained with blood and mud. Children, always present, mourn their parents today, and parents desperately search for their children. I want to dig into my memories of that wonderful trip I made to Nepal, as a tribute to those who suffer so much today.
byMaría Traspaderne
5 June, 2015

Route through unknown Rome

But out of all that universe that is the center of the Italian capital, there is another Rome that is unknown to tourists. Live at a lower rate, sometimes even the miracle of lack of noise occurs. Close, sometimes it can be conquered on foot and sometimes a car is necessary, Silently emerges next to the great Rome and becomes a whim, in beauty and rest.
byJavier Brandoli
3 June, 2015

The anteroom

"Peaceful", he told me over and over. Pacific sounds like salt and an island, to the endless sea and calm forged in water. It is just a word but it speaks to a time of peace and oceans although in the memory of my days, it's a visceral way of yearning; peaceful is almost a violent concept in the love of my steps.
byDaniel Landa
1 June, 2015
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