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Monthly Archives: July 2013
My enemy’s enemy, my friend
It is a sorry sight to see demonstrators carry the photos of the army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Tahrir Square, degrading the very site that became an icon of liberation from despotic rule and the harbinger of democracy … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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From Lake Titicaca to La Paz – I
Now, if you saw a map of Bolivia, you would notice that the country is land-locked with no access to the sea. Why, on earth, would it need or have a navy?
Posted in Travelogues
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An American in Cuzco and Pakistanis in Tacna
Give them a hint of a job or the scent of a business prospect, and they will go anywhere, sometimes with the instinct of migratory birds, no questions asked, no maps required.
Posted in Travelogues
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Andean empire of the Incas
At its height the Inca Empire incorporated a large part of western South America, around the Andean mountain range. Centred in Peru, it included large parts of modern Ecuador and Bolivia, northwest Argentina, north and central Chile, and a small … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogues
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Land of Amazon, Samba and Carnival – ll
There are 67 indigenous tribes still living in Brazil who have had no contact with any outsider whatsoever, happily living in their own pristine – call it primitive if you like – little worlds, a few miles square! Surely this … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogues
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