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It may come as a surprise to many, but Don Quixote is still alive, and in a most unlikely place. Don Quixote is now living in Tucuman, my hometown in Northern Argentina.



He is not dressed with body armor but rather, despite usually scorching temperatures, with suit and tie. He will probably be canting bundles of papers, some of them legal sheaves which enable...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Women+Characters+of+Alicia+Yanez+Cossio.-a0207391385


Considered one of the best known Ecuadoran writers both in and out of the country, Alicia Yanez Cossio published works in all of the literary genres: novel, short story, poetry, essay, theater, and even children's books. She is a numerary member of the Ecuadoran Academy of Language. Her works have been translated into English, Italian, and German, and some have also been...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Path+of+the+Panamanian+Drums.-a0207391384
Drums have "always seemed magical to me. Three years ago at the Jazz Festival in Panama, I felt that magic as I watched an eight-year-old girl move her hands over the drums so skillfully that what emerged was a deep and moving rhythmic conversation. The beauty of that moment could not have been captured by photographers or even videographers. The magic materializes in the energies...]]>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/An+aroma+of+mystery.-a0207391383
The recipe for Angostura aromatic bitters is so closely guarded that it is practically a synonym for "secret," says Suraj Bachan, a taxi driver in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.



"When you don't want to tell somebody something, you say, 'Go ask Angostura what they put in the bitters, and when they tell you that, I'll tell you.' That finishes the argument,...]]>