“How Ecuador’s growing armed struggle is affecting its traditional crabbing communities.”
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A Pandemic Tragedy in Guayaquil
In this harrowing read for The New Yorker, Daniel Alarcón paints a grim picture of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, which endured one of the world’s most lethal outbreaks of COVID-19. In Guayaquil, on any given day before the pandemic, there might have been thirty to fifty people whose deaths had to be accounted for, whose […]
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Is the Cure for Cancer Locked in Shrunken Heads from the Amazon?
Could shrunken heads from the Amazon hold the key to curing cancer?
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Women of Color Are Blazing New Paths on Old Trails
Amanda Machado adds her voice to the growing chorus of women of color claiming their place in the rugged outdoors.
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The Strange Alienation of Being a Latina Who Loves Hiking
A personal essay about loving hiking as a Latinx — in both Ecuador, where author Amanda Machado’s family members see it as un-classy and unladylike, and the United States, where hiking has largely been the domain of upper-class whites.
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The Surprising History and Ongoing Controversy Behind the True Panama Hat
Darrin DuFord uncovers the history, meaning, and ongoing controversy behind the true “Panama Hat.”
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The Surprising History and Ongoing Controversy Behind the True Panama Hat
Darrin DuFord uncovers the history, meaning, and ongoing controversy behind the true “Panama Hat.”