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Tagged With: Latin America

Cookbook Review: Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America

Text & Instagram Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Back in early December, I read more than half a dozen cookbooks for gift round-up pieces on FOX News Latino and The Latin Kitchen. A couple of the cookbooks that made the cut were so good I thought they warranted some singled-out treatment. By far, my favorite … Continue reading »

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Nicaragua in a Few Photos

Text & Instagram Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** I’ve left fashion and design behind in Managua, setting out first to the west (Leon) and then to the east (Granada) to see what I can see of Nicaragua in just a few days. My brain is on information overload and I have a hundred questions, at … Continue reading »

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Contemplating what comes next

Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** He was quiet, alone, and–seemingly, at least–contemplative, sitting by the river in Paramaribo, Suriname. I stood at a distance so as not to intrude on his thoughts, and depressed the button to take a picture. Though I didn’t know what he was thinking, of course, I identified with … Continue reading »

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Photo: Caves in Samana, Dominican Republic

Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** San Gabriel is one of several caves accessible to the public in the Los Haitises National Park in Samana, Dominican Republic.

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Photo: Fast Food in Samana, Dominican Republic

Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo **

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