Monthly Archives: April 2009
Havana Film Festival New York: The Pre-Party!
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo * The Havana Film Festival of New York kicks off tonight with a cocktail reception and the screening of four short films: “G Boys” (from Puerto Rico); “The Sad Churro Family” (from Puerto Rico); “Hispaniola” (Dominican Republic); and “Crossing Numbers” (a joint production between the US and Spain). Francisco and I … Continue reading
El Salvador: Take Two
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: shugyou After publishing the public shame-on-you, National Geographic article last week, I received an e-mail from Kyle Smith over at the fantastic travel films site, TripFilms. Kyle agreed that American media’s tendency to prey on fear is disgusting enough, but their relative obliviousness to the damage they cause is particularly … Continue reading
Shame on You, Lisa Ling & National Geographic: Thoughts About El Salvador
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo * Back in early February, we met with Jose Rochi, El Salvador’s Minister of Tourism, and had a fascinating conversation about the ways in which portrayals of his country by the media of other countries affect tourism in a negative way. Photo: adobemac El Salvador, which has only had a tourism … Continue reading
How to Plan a Trip to Mexico City
Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo * If you’re a regular visitor to Collazo Projects, you’ll know that Francisco and I lived in Mexico City for about two years between 2007 and the beginning of this year. (We’d live there still if our residency visas had been renewed). Mexico City is definitely one of my … Continue reading
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act: What Does It Mean for Cuba?
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Brayan Collazo * Yesterday, I wrote an article about the introduction of the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, which, if passed, will allow ALL Americans to travel to Cuba for the first time in decades. You can be sure the tourism industry is firming up all the logistics (which … Continue reading