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Waterfalls and Historic Sites in Northern Peru

Joe — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 04:10:56 +0000

Most tourists cross the Peru-Ecuador border near the Pacific Coast at Aguas Verdes. However, if you are adventurous, have time and speak some Spanish, I recommend crossing inland at La Balsa and seeing the region’s spectacular sites. A post about … Continue reading →

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Peru’s Historic Nazca Lines and Sandy Ica

Joe — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:04:20 +0000

Nazca and Ica are popular tourist destinations in southern Peru and for good reasons! I visited Nazca and Ica in April 2017, travelling north from Arequipa. Following are some favourite photos and videos from the trip. Nazca: Nazca Lines and … Continue reading →

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Havana, Cuba’s Capital and a Must-Visit

Joe — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:26:19 +0000

Cuba’s capital Havana is one of the world’s great cities. Its combination of history, architecture, transport, economics, culture and climate can’t be copied. Back in 2016-17 I was lucky enough to visit this unique place including for new year’s eve. … Continue reading →

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Cuban Postal Systems and Mail Boxes

Joe — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:53:44 +0000

The Cuban postal system (Correos de Cuba) is both a cheap way for locals to communicate and a source of foreign revenue. See, Cuba produces two sets of postcards and two corresponding postage rates: A touristic card aimed at foreigners … Continue reading →

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Cuban Ingenuity and Repurposing

Joe — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:29:35 +0000

Cubans are great at recycling, reusing, repurposing and modifying objects to extend their usefulness. The limited availability of resources caused by both the communist state policies and US embargo have forced their frugality and ingenuity. This was especially true when … Continue reading →

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Cuba’s Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR)

Joe — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:38:36 +0000

Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (Comités de Defensa de la Revolución), otherwise known as CDR, exist in every Cuban neighbourhood. Established on 28 September 1960, less than a year after the Cuban Revolution, the volunteer-run committees monitor and … Continue reading →

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Cuban Communist Country Products

Joe — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:06:38 +0000

During Rocío and my visit to Cuba we saw multiple old and modern artefacts from other communist or former communist countries. Considering Cuba’s post-revolution political alignment and the United States embargo this should not have been a surprise. Communist Crockery … Continue reading →

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Buildings of Havana, Cuba

Joe — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:05:42 +0000

To my untrained eye, Havana’s buildings were special. To architect Rocío’s, they were inspiring. Interesting buildings or aspects of buildings appeared around almost every corner and this blog post documents a tiny proportion of them.

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Doors of Havana, Cuba

Joe — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:01:38 +0000

The architectural styles, history and condition of Cuba’s buildings and objects, particularly in Havana, inspired architect Rocío. She loved the facades, iron work, cornices, balconies, tiles, door knockers, stairs and, especially, the doors. Havana’s historic wealth combined with post-Cuban Revolution … Continue reading →

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Tiles of Havana, Cuba

Joe — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 04:18:40 +0000

Havana’s historical richness and post-revolution politics and economics have combined to provide an unprecedented amount and variety of buildings in original condition, including their wall and floor ceramics. Following are some of many examples we saw of Havana’s old tiles:

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