I no longer remember the name of the gentleman in this photo. I do, however, remember that we met on the street my first day in Mompos, a sleepy town on the Magdalena River in Colombia. He said hello, and when he asked how long I would be visiting, I conveyed as best I could […]
12 Photos: Day Of The Dead In Oaxaca, Mexico
On the night of October 30, 2014, after a scenic six-and-a-half-hour trip from Mexico City, my bus pulled into the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. At last, after several years of wanting to be here, I was here, and just in time! In 2008, I sort of fell in love with Oaxaca through seeing […]
All Quiet on the Panamanian Front (Bocas del Toro, Panama)
I saw this horse on two different visits one week to Wizard Beach on Isla Bastimentos, an island in Panama’s Bocas del Toro Archipelago. Drawn to the salty taste of the surf, the horse would wade into the water and then mostly stand still, letting the occasional wave slap its face. After maybe half an hour […]
Secrets in the City (Bogota, Colombia)
Stretched out at an elevation of 8,600 feet and home to more than seven million people, Colombia’s capital Bogotá is best seen in its entirety from Monserrate, a 10,300-foot peak located on the city’s east side. I use the word “entirety” loosely however, because I’m not sure we see anything — including Bogotá from a […]