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Have you ever wanted to feel like you were on the moon? São Vicente is your island, and Monte Verde is a great place to make your moon landing #sãovicente #monteverde #caboverde #capeverde
Santo Antão is Cabo Verde’s most diverse island, with walking paths scaling dry cliffs by the sea and lush valleys not 1 kilometer away. This is from the walking trail that connects the towns of Cruzinha and Ponta do Sol #capeverde #caboverde #cvtravel #pontadosol #hiking #mykneeshateme
Cidade Velha, or Ribeira Grande de Santiago, was the first European city established in the tropics in 1460. It was settled by the Portuguese to serve as a logistics center for the slave trade between Africa and the Americas. It has been in constant decline since the capital of Cabo Verde was moved to Praia in 1770. This beautiful harbor and the city are now being renovated thanks to @unesco, @exteriores.maec, and the government of #caboverde #capeverde #cidadevelha #instatravel #instaafrica #unesco #patrimoniomundial #worldheritage
Santo Antão, Cabo Verde, played an important role in the discovery of the Americas. Not far from the runway of this abandoned airport is the point of reference for the Treaty of Tordesillas, which split the new world into Spanish and Portuguese parts #santoantao #caboverde #pontadosol #capeverde #airport #abandonedairport
Diego Rivera’s signature mural of Mexican history is an Easter egg hunt #cdmx #mexico #df #alameda
Zócalo, say no more. January 2019 #mexico #cdmx #tenotichlan

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What Brazil can learn from Malaysia
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What Brazil can learn from Malaysia

Via Se Mancha Blog There’s really nothing good to say about the baffling disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Families … Continue reading What Brazil can learn from Malaysia

Rough Waters on the Panama Canal
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Rough Waters on the Panama Canal

File under public private partnership pandemonium: in case you missed it, the multi-billion dollar expansion of the Panama Canal has … Continue reading Rough Waters on the Panama Canal

The Latin American Mortgage Crisis
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The Latin American Mortgage Crisis

Americans have been through all the stages of joy and grief when it comes to mortgages over the last few … Continue reading The Latin American Mortgage Crisis

While the American government was imploding, Canada signed a free-trade agreement with Europe
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While the American government was imploding, Canada signed a free-trade agreement with Europe

Let me repeat, while the American government was shut down, bickering itself to the brink of calamity, old boring and … Continue reading While the American government was imploding, Canada signed a free-trade agreement with Europe

JANET YELLEN IS LATIN AMERICA’S BEST FRIEND, PART 2
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JANET YELLEN IS LATIN AMERICA’S BEST FRIEND, PART 2

(via Americas Quarterly blog) Janet Yellen, nominated by President Obama last week to be the new chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, … Continue reading JANET YELLEN IS LATIN AMERICA’S BEST FRIEND, PART 2

Janet Yellen is Latin America’s Best Friend, Part 1
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Janet Yellen is Latin America’s Best Friend, Part 1

It might not be a mutual love affair, but there’s lots of reasons for many Latin Americans to swoon at … Continue reading Janet Yellen is Latin America’s Best Friend, Part 1

A Taxing Problem in Mexico
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A Taxing Problem in Mexico

Of all the numbers that came out of President Peña Nieto’s historic “fiscal reform” announcement this week, there’s only one … Continue reading A Taxing Problem in Mexico

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