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In Search of Macondo- Travels with Gabriel Garcia Marquez (part 2)

Its not easy finding the road that leads into the fabled Colombian town of Aracataca--that is despite its reputation as s Nobel Prize winning author…

neilcoppenMay 13, 2008

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A Road Perilously Traveled By (The Road of Death-Bolivia)

When dealing with South American tour Agencies, it is near impossible to separate misleading myth from verifiable fact. With most setting out to entice tourists…

neilcoppenMarch 12, 2008

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Travels with Gabriel Garcia Marquez (part 1) Cartagena De Indias

Far from journeying to the Colombian city of Cartagena De Indias ,seeking a Caribbean utopia (of which there are many) to sun myself upon, I…

neilcoppenMarch 6, 2008

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In search of San Pedros Keys- The Wiz of Hauncabamba (Part 3)

I hold a deep respect but at the same time inherent distrust for horses. The memory of a childhood incident: a mooi river farm, tugging…

neilcoppenFebruary 25, 2008

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ON WHACKJOBS

In a continent gone loco, a universe crawling with itinerant nutters, Charles undoubtedly saw himself as a long standing pillar of sanity. I met him…

neilcoppenFebruary 19, 2008

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A Travel Rant- Gripes and Tripe

Today and just today I am tired and over it all. Tired of everything. forgive me a little purging. Tired of buses, wailing babies, snoring…

neilcoppenJanuary 12, 2008

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In Search Of San Pedros Keys (The Wiz of Hauncabamba ) Part 2

The maestro ushers me into the basement of his homestead. A cramped room with cattle hides carpeting the floor and a raised altar (messa) at…

neilcoppenJanuary 11, 2008

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In Search of San Pedros Keys(The Wiz of Hauncamba) PART 1

Tired of trodden trails and keen to start the New year with an experience that might set a precedent of some sort, I endure a…

neilcoppenJanuary 9, 2008

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Letter from a Shipwrecked Sailor- Final thoughts for 2007

Fine place to be at the closing of the year- Haunchaco in Northern Peru. Spanish ballads aching from a beach bar stereo, beer bottle perspiring…

neilcoppenJanuary 6, 2008

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Feliz AÃ±o 2008- Haunchaco and the Hurricane Protection Pitch

Strange but refreshing company I had to see in the New Year. The morning of arriving in Haunchaco, a sea side village ten minutes from…

neilcoppenJanuary 2, 2008

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In Search of Macondo- Travels with Gabriel Garcia Marquez (part 2)

A Road Perilously Traveled By (The Road of Death-Bolivia)

Travels with Gabriel Garcia Marquez (part 1) Cartagena De Indias

In search of San Pedros Keys- The Wiz of Hauncabamba (Part 3)

ON WHACKJOBS

A Travel Rant- Gripes and Tripe

In Search Of San Pedros Keys (The Wiz of Hauncabamba ) Part 2

In Search of San Pedros Keys(The Wiz of Hauncamba) PART 1

Letter from a Shipwrecked Sailor- Final thoughts for 2007

Feliz AÃ±o 2008- Haunchaco and the Hurricane Protection Pitch

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