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William Shakespeare has been subject to academic study enough times to rival the number of performances of the Bard’s plays.  Still, there is an aspect of the playwright not often explored, that of travel writer....

Nothing incited 16th century Spanish exploration in the new world more than the possibility of finding cities of gold available for plunder.  Columbus sailed west to reach the riches of the Far East.  Later explorers,...

That Colombians consider Gabriel García Márquez a national treasure is evident throughout the country. The novelist and journalist was known for his reflections on life, which can be seen painted on buildings from Bogotá to...

Upon returning from a recent trip to Colombia, the question most often asked was – how was the food.  From Mexico through Central America tamales are ever present.  Somewhere in Panama there is a decisive...