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Plaza Life of South America

June 8, 2008 ·  

Some of the most enjoyable memories on my year long journey through South America happened while sitting, reading, gazing, listening, talking, zoning out or all of the above in a town’s plaza. Whether it was the fullness of trees and detailed flower structures sprouting around, artisans hanging out and conversing among themselves, actors performing skits to an encircling crowd of pedestrians, or permanent chess boards battled on by the locals, these areas consistently felt like the heartbeat of the community.

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Travel News from Colombia

Cartagena de Indias

As Taylor Holliday from the New York Times describe it in her article, Why Go Now to Cartagena? Because “…This former hub of the Spanish empire — a major shipping port... [Read more]