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Searching for Santa Muerte in Mexico City

Posted on 8 October, 2012 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Doña Queta did not take kindly to me taking photos of Santa Muerte. When I asked my friend and travel partner, Karen, what she wanted to see during her first visit to Mexico City, she named three things: Frida Kahlo’s house. Diego Rivera’s murals. And Santa Muerte. Santa … Continue reading »

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Upholding a Cuban Tradition: Mass for the Virgin of La Caridad de Cobre

Posted on 10 September, 2012 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photo: Francisco Collazo ** Cubans living in New York gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday to celebrate a mass commemorating the 400th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin of La Caridad de Cobre. The legend of the Virgin tells the story that in 1612, two Indian brothers and a young slave … Continue reading »

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Photo: Fast Food in Samana, Dominican Republic

Posted on 29 January, 2012 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo **

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