The beginning of February in Bahia marks the festival of Iemanjá, the Yoruban goddess of the sea, mother of fish, a deity of fertility, motherhood and water, the great patron saint of fishermen. In the Yoruba mortuary ideology, dying in the waters means returning to the origin, comfort and shelter of the Mother’s sacred body….
The death of the Caribbean // Leaving Guatemala, I take one last look at the enormous ceiba trees, majestic symbols of the country. A strange sadness accompanies this farewell, while I am excited to change the country after three months, I don’t want to leave the trees. They seem so solid, standing against the face…
A Disorderly Ride Blessed by Our Lord Jesus // In November 2019, a century will pass since Alma M. Karlin took on her grand voyage around the world. Eight years of Colombian dreams, as she called her adventure herself, this petite Slovenian writer. A woman of enormous intellectual strength, but not much physical power, followed…
Viktor Yerofeyev: Stupidity is the Characteristic of Our Time “However, one must be born to be a writer, because writing is not about writing at all, it´s about pure passion, for whatever. It could be passion to collect stamps, for example, but you have to have such passion you can´t stop it. Finally, there is…
How many evangelical churches does Guatemala need? Bill 5272, created by the evangelical church, intends to criminalize miscarriage and same-sex marriages, is one step away from legalization. With the evangelical church being significantly active in rural Guatemala, history reveals how the fall of Catholicism during the Civil war opened a space for the new doctrine….