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April 20, 2021

Memory and Isolation in a Santiago Hotel

An American expat returns to her adopted home in Santiago, Chile. While undergoing the mandatory quarantine, she finds ample time to reflect on the people and places left behind. My…

Jennifer Roberts 0

South America

March 17, 2021

Stranded in the Peruvian Amazon

A traveler in Peru finds more adventure than she bargained for when her tour boat's engine unexpectedly dies in the middle of the Amazon. “There’s the boat, I see it…

Annie Chen 0

South America

March 8, 2021

A Book for a Book

A mugging in the colorful port town of Valparaíso, Chile, helps a traveler understand the country's troubled past and turbulent present. When I was in Chile, I got mugged. It…

Anna Richards 0

South America

September 7, 2020

Unequal

In a music filled square in Cartagena, travelers and refugees drink beer, swap stories, and attempt to bridge the chasm that exists between two worlds. The air was heavy with…

Jakob Sojun 0

South America

July 14, 2020

Just Scared

A diver-in-training finds herself in the middle of a near panic attack more than 100 feet underwater. How she chooses to handle it teaches her more about herself than the…

Katy Garcia 2

South America

June 25, 2020

Written in the Stars

While lounging in the hot springs of Baños, Ecuador, a traveler encounters a stranger who attempts to predict her romantic future. Grey nose hair is the first thing I see…

Kayla Kurin 0

South America

May 31, 2020

J’ouvert Morning

Trinidad and Tobago's annual J'ouvert festival wakes a traveler and pulls her into the traditional madness and revelry of the day. In the early hours of a February Monday, I…

Jade Prevost-Manuel 0

South America

March 18, 2020

Saturn Always Comes Back

A writer researching the Kolla peoples of Argentina hears the story of their fight for freedom from an elderly nurse and former slave. The first time I met Saturnino Vargas,…

Maria Betteghella 0

South America

October 25, 2019

Especially Tonight

In the mystifying tango salons of Argentina, a writer attempts to mend a broken heart. A woman dressed in black is sitting alone inside a café, and I wonder if…

Maria Betteghella 0

South America

July 31, 2019

The Slow Boat to Manaus

Life is pretty routine when you're traveling the Amazon river by cargo ship: Every day you wake up at exactly 5.30AM and mingle with people from another world. Tiny white…

Sara Jane Armstrong 0

South America

Memory and Isolation in a Santiago Hotel

Stranded in the Peruvian Amazon

A Book for a Book

Unequal

Just Scared

Written in the Stars

J’ouvert Morning

Saturn Always Comes Back

Especially Tonight

The Slow Boat to Manaus

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