STEPS UNDER WATER – Novel by Alicia Kozameh

Corporeality of memory, resistance and survival Like other countries in South America, Argentina was under a dictatorship. Following the dictatorship footsteps, you  will meet people and places, such as symbols of the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, or the ESMA, a former training school for mechanics in the armed forces northern Buenos Aires, where disappeared were held. Parque de …

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IN EMBRACE OF PAINTING AND ARCHITECTURE – Prilidiano Pueyrredón: Between privileged lounges and the life of the gauchos

Costumbrist sensibility and preference for everyday themes San Isidro, https://www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina/san-isidro a favorite place of the old Argentinian bourgeoisie, is a quiet city in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Every weekend on Piazza Miter (in front of the cathedral), you too can participate in its craft fair. Walking, you will discover small shops and chic cafés, up to Villa Ocampo, the …

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TRAVEL IN CHILE, A WAY OF LIVING WITH INTENSITY – Five creatives who dared to fly

Where freedom is a state of grace Among welcoming and amiable people, a Chilean trip offers you the chance to live unique experiences. From the plateau to the unexplored southern territories, Chile http://globalexplorer.co.uk/destinations/chile.php invites you to the world’s most arid desert or to the humid temperate forest. It extends its territory in Polynesia and Antarctica, a characteristic that makes it …

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LIGHT AND SHADE OF CHILE IN PHOTOGRAPHY – Paz Errázuriz: The memory of Chile, through images

The woman who defied a regime Traditional streets for used books in Santiago de Chile?  Move to San Diego, around crossing with Santa Isabel, where you can find interesting books. If you prefer, there are places which combine a café and a bookstore, such as Café Literario Bustamante https://twitter.com/biblioprovi/status/791725508195151872, in the Bustamante park (Providencia), or Café Literario Mosqueto at Mosqueto …

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ECCENTRIC DESIGNER, WITH A HINT OF SPANISH FLAR – Lupe Gajardo: emerging fashion designer from Santiago, Chile

Traditional influences and avant garde style There is an important day for the Chileans; it arrived on September 18, el Dieciocho, a day of great popular festivals during which independence from Spain is celebrated. On this occasion, if you are traveling in Chile, you will see people wearing traditional costumes, while dance the cueca and gather to drink and eat, …

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150 CENTIMETERS OF INFINITE COURAGE – Violeta Parra: One of the founders of the politically inflected Nueva Canción

Unique, incomparable, unattainable Dressed in simplicity, with long hair on the face marked by smallpox, she sang the difference between true and false. Her father was a music teacher and her mother was a tailor. 4 October, her birthdate, was chosen “Chilean Musicians’ Day”. Acknowledged as “the Mother of Latin American folk”, renewaded Chilean folk music. Violeta Parra https://www.violetaparra100.cl/biografia/, born …

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A MUSICAL JOURNEY, BETWEEN POLICY AND SENSE OF HUMOR – Ana Tijoux: A French singer and rapper, with Chilean citizenship

Exploring sensitive matters, devoid of violence The Knife Music https://recordstores.love/10167, it is a shop located in the center of Santiago, with a large catalog and good prices. There are songs that tell you about “trips to listen”; they are the ones you heard for the first time during a “real journey”. Visiting Chile, we suggest you buy a musical selection …

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THE HIGHLIGHTED REPRESENTATIVE OF HYPERREALISM – Claudio Bravo: One of the most prestigious Chilean painters worldwide

Works that draw on the art sources of the past and the present Eat and drink like them. This is what you can do, to add the memory of the smells and flavors to your trip to Chile. In Santiago de Chile, Chipe Libre – Républica Independiente Del Pisco https://es-la.facebook.com/chipelibrerepublicaindependientedelpisco/, will certainly help you. Even the reproduction of a painting …

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WHERE TO INVENT, DREAM AND REFUGE IN THE ILLUSION – The journey brings wisdom. There is no better place to discover it than Peru

Peru, because it is absolutely mind boggling Arequipa, the “White City,” is guaranteed to impress; you too will stand awestruck in the Plaza de Armas, the most grandiose in Peru. Towering over the plaza is the city cathedral, built from a type of white volcanic rock, common throughout the city center. For a different perspective of the city, head away …

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DANTE STREET, WHERE START A LONG STORY OF IMAGES – Carlos Domínguez: When everyone asked “hey little friend, touch my face”.

60 years of political and social history of Peru Reportage photography is seeing and telling through images. From Lima to the Sacred Valley of the Incas; from Machu Picchu to Lake Titicaca; from Paracas to Cusco, Peru, it is not only to see, but also to photograph inside your exciting journey http://travelvisionjourneys.com/tour/peru/, between nature and archeology in the footsteps of …

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A YOUNG POETESS, IN THE SHADOW OF THE FATHER – Angélica Palma: Lead in the aseptic family genre, fun and well written

Reflect, between traditional and modern Lima A Literature Lover’s Guide to Lima? The city has inspired writer novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, the every travelers’ go-to novelist. It was the drinking place for international thinkers. The famous Hotel Bolivar, has served pisco sours to the legendary writer Ernest Hemingway. Bar Queirolo https://antiguatabernaqueirolo.com/ has served Peruvian writers for generations, and remains a …

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