Latin America - My Pleasant things

May 29, 2023

A Coffee Shop in San José, Costa Rica

It has been a rainy spring. Although the freshness of spring is felt in its back notes, cloudy and misty weather allows me to write one more post I associate […]

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November 25, 2021

Costa Rica – The Rich Coast

Costa Rica tempted me following an article I have read in ‘Condé Nast Traveller‘ a few months ago and I decided to write this post. I had not ever noticed […]

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July 28, 2021

El Tortoni, Buenos Aires – A Cafe of Tango with History

When I heard of Cafe Tortoni a few years ago during one of my private Spanish lessons owing to an article my teacher brought to class, I was happy to […]

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June 22, 2021

The Movie “Coco” and Mexico’s ‘Día de Los Muertos’

A couple of years ago, I watched the movie “Coco”, produced by Pixar Studios and released by Disney Pictures in 2017, after it was strongly suggested in the Spanish class […]

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