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Cristo Blanco, A Gift from Palestinians After WW2, Stands Above Cusco as a Symbol of Peace and Protection

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Tips for Visiting Machu Picchu

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New York Times Travel Show recap

The Difficult Task of Saying Goodbye to Man’s Best Friend
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Dobby the House Elf perishes while saving Harry Potter and his friends. Dobby, more than anything, wanted to be a friend to Harry Potter. Harry, so grief-stricken, buries Dobby with his own hands instead of using a simple spell. The manual labor of digging a grave and placing […]
Is Operation Mincemeat Appropriate for Kids?
There are a lot of wild stories that came out of World War II, but none of them are equal to the weirdness that is found in Operation Mincemeat. The Broadway musical Operation Mincemeat is a true story about an espionage plot in 1943. Allied forces were struggling against the Axis powers and willing to […]
Habana Compas Dance Company Combines Flamenco, Afro-Cuban, and Contemporary Dance into One Thrilling Performance
My shirt stuck to my sweaty body as I entered the home of the Habana Compas Dance Company. The weather outside was in the low 90s, and my photography group had been doing its fair share of walking. As soon as I stepped foot inside the building, I was instantly enthralled by the artwork that […]
Visiting the Prodanza Ballet Studio in Havana
We walked into the courtyard, surrounded by concrete buildings, as counting and music rained down from a nearby window. I looked up to see ballet dancers gracefully swaying in front of an open window. As the group moved forward to ascend a set of stairs, I veered to the right to take a few photos […]
Visiting the Rafael Trejo Boxing Gimnasio, Cuba’s Oldest Boxing Club
We walked through narrow streets on our way to take photos of the Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym. Boxing murals on the walls guided us until we stepped foot inside the open-air gym. It was a hot November day in the 90s and sweat was already dripping off the fighters as we entered the gym. […]

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