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Sparks of Life and People in Guatemala

Despite its almost daily rains this time of year, Antigua granted me the mornings to experience its warmer, more colorful side, the one that offered a radiant blue sky topped off by volcanoes wherever I looked. Added to these dreamy landscapes were the similarly dreamlike encounters I had with people…
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Empires, Beaches, and Screams

October 18, 2023. It happened on my way to Ponte Vedra Beach. I was gearing up for the concert by listening to a playlist with the entire band’s recordings when a song titled “The Scream” came up. It wasn’t one of their most popular ones; I didn’t remember listening to…
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Caves at Punta Ballena

I’m fed up. Irritated. The endless, boring monologue from the tour guide, coming through the bus speakers to pierce my ears, doesn’t do any justice to the wild weather outside, made up of fierce winds and the crashing waves from the Río de la Plata river. We’re on our way…