VIAJAR ES REGRESAR By Gabriel García Márquez (translated by me, Jamie Killen) Music by Nosaj Thing — Aquarium. Viajar es marcharse de casa (To travel is to leave home) es dejar los amigos (It’s to part from friends) es intentar volar (It’s to attempt to fly) volar conociendo otras ramas (Flying along new routes) recorriendo […]
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Foto del Día: Behold the Massive “Calavera” of the Great “Ballena Jorobada!!!” (Isla de Gorgona)
Humpback whale facts (Ballena Jorobada) en español!!! Alimentación: Peces pequeños y principalmente Krill Peso: 40 Toneladas Longitud: Hasta 18 metros Peso y tamaño al nacer: 1,5 toneladas y 4,5 metros Longevidad: 60 años en promedio Reproducción: Un Ballenato cada 2 o 3 años Tiempo de gestación y de lactancia: 1 año More on […]
Foto del Día: Una Oda-Retrato a “La Paisa” Libeth en Medellín
He aquí querido visitante otra oda-retrato de mi muy bella y talentosa amiga-viajera-paisa, la Libeth, en el hostal “Palm Tree” en Medellín, Colombia… (Have here dear visitor another foto-portrait-ode to my very beautiful and talented friend-traveler-paisa, la Libeth, in the Palm Tree Hostal in Medellín). EANTF.
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Foto del Día: Behold – El Escarabajo Hercules – Rhinoceros Beetles of the Ecuadorian Amazon!!!
Behold — Just one of the many creatures that go bump in the night in the amazon rain forests of Ecuador — El Escarabajo Hercules: The largest of the Rhinoceros beetles (los escarabajos rinoceronte) native to the rain forests of Ecuador, and other parts of Central and South America. These particular beetles were found […]
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Foto del Día: “If You Don’t Build Your Dreams… ” (Baños, Ecuador)
looking out, looking in, looking over — the great volcano “Tungurahua” (translates in kichwa: “Throat of Fire”) and the city of Baños de Agua Santa, which rests below… “If you don’t build your dreams… (Si tú no construyes tus propios sueños…) Someone will hire you to build theirs…” (Alguien te va a contratar a ti […]
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Foto del Día: Todo es Luz y Amor – Everything is Light and Love!!! (Caribbean Coast, Colombia)
Everything is light and love (and slow shutter speeds) on the caribbean coast of Colombia… EANTF
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Foto del Día: Friday Portrait Series – Exploring the Dungeons of “El Castillo de San Felipe” in Cartagena (w/Alanna)
Subterranean portraits of my friend/traveler/fellow Brooklynite, Alanna, with whom I dug deep into the dungeons and underground passage ways of the mighty “Castillo de San Felipe” of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia for the first time in 2010. EANTF.
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Foto del Día: “Perro Come Perro” On The Historic Streets of Cartagena, Colombia
In which I follow a fur-covered friend (Simón – named after El Gran Libertador) as he wanders around the historic center streets of Cartagena de indias, Colombia getting into dog adventures… EANTF.
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Foto del Día: Una Oda al “Llapingacho” – Traditional Cuisine from the Ecuadorian Highlands
Just a little Photo-Ode to probably what is one of the greatest “comidas típicas” (traditional foods) of the Americas, namely the highland regions of Ecuador — “El llapingacho:” Fried mashed potato pancakes stuffed with cheese (Se me hace agua la boca!!! It makes my mouth water!!!) A typical plate of Llapingacho is usually served with: Chorizo […]
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Foto del Día: Araña Monstruosa, Por Favor, ¡No Me Piques! — El Parque Nacional de Tayrona, Colombia
Hiking towards “El Pueblito” of El Parque Nacional de Tayrona (Just go. Go Now. ¡Vayase Ya!) along the Colombian caribbean, I happened upon this massive araña (spider), which, fortunately for me, was just about to begin eating its evening meal of polilla (mmmm…moth). EANTF
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