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Wondering How Colombia Voted Away Peace? Look No Further Than These Revolting Tweets!

October 3, 2016

How could anyone oppose peace? Well ...

Does Venezuela’s Crisis Prove Socialism Doesn’t Work?

Pundits love to claim Venezuela's economic crisis is the inevitable result of a failed socialist project, but the cold hard numbers point to a very different explanation.

Let’s Be Honest: Obama Still Thinks Latin America is His Backyard

Obama's visits to Cuba and Argentina show US policy in the region remains as Machiavellian as ever.

The Ecuador Hiking Guide is Now for Kindle!

After months, I’ve finally gotten around to publishing my latest hiking guide for Ecuador for Kindle users! My hiking guide aims to provide beginners with ideas for

If Pink Floyd Made Fountains …

Imagine a water fountain in a humble city park. Now imagine that fountain has lasers.

No Added Colours or Flavours

Reflections from the slums of Lima, Peru.

2 Years in Ecuador, in Photos

February 24, 2016

From thick, sweltering jungle to soaring, icy peaks, Ecuador crams a lot into a small country.

¡Helado de Paila! Ecuador’s Incan Sorbet

January 13, 2016

Ecuador takes its street-side sorbet seriously.

Drag Queens and Burning Effigies: It’s Ecuadorian New Year!

January 2, 2016

Ecuadorian new year is weird. Really, really weird; but pretty cool.

Political Tendencies in Post-6D Venezuela

December 22, 2015

Venezuela's December 6 election is only just behind us, and already the new battle lines are being drawn.

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