Cafe y Chisme Corner

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Ecuador: Galapagos, Andean Pride, and the Diasp...

Ecuador is exactly what its name promises: the country at the equator, where the sun passes directly overhead on both equinoxes and the Andean highlands exist at altitudes that make...

Ecuador: Galapagos, Andean Pride, and the Diasp...

Ecuador is exactly what its name promises: the country at the equator, where the sun passes directly overhead on both equinoxes and the Andean highlands exist at altitudes that make...

Ni Modo: The Mexican Philosophy of Acceptance and Moving On

Ni Modo: The Mexican Philosophy of Acceptance a...

There are some phrases in Spanish that don't translate because they describe an attitude that other languages don't have a single word for. Ni modo is one of them. You...

Ni Modo: The Mexican Philosophy of Acceptance a...

There are some phrases in Spanish that don't translate because they describe an attitude that other languages don't have a single word for. Ni modo is one of them. You...

Peru: Ancient Civilizations, World-Class Cuisin...

The first thing you need to know about Peruvian food is that it has already won. In the global conversation about the world's great cuisines, Peru shows up consistently at...

Peru: Ancient Civilizations, World-Class Cuisin...

The first thing you need to know about Peruvian food is that it has already won. In the global conversation about the world's great cuisines, Peru shows up consistently at...

República Dominicana: Pride, Merengue, Bachata,...

Half of an island, all of a country. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti — the first landmass Columbus landed on, the site of the first...

República Dominicana: Pride, Merengue, Bachata,...

Half of an island, all of a country. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti — the first landmass Columbus landed on, the site of the first...

Oaxaca: Food, Art, Indigenous Culture, and the ...

Oaxaca is the kind of place that people who have never been there already know something about — the mole, the textiles, the mezcal, the tlayudas. And people who have...

Oaxaca: Food, Art, Indigenous Culture, and the ...

Oaxaca is the kind of place that people who have never been there already know something about — the mole, the textiles, the mezcal, the tlayudas. And people who have...

Jalisco: Where Mexican Pride, Mariachi, and Teq...

Jalisco is not a quiet state. It gave the world tequila — the agave plant grown in volcanic soil, distilled in the city of Tequila, protected by denomination of origin...

Jalisco: Where Mexican Pride, Mariachi, and Teq...

Jalisco is not a quiet state. It gave the world tequila — the agave plant grown in volcanic soil, distilled in the city of Tequila, protected by denomination of origin...