Rediscovering Latin America through Journalism
Throughout my life, my exposure to the diverse realities of the American continent has been marked by my growing up in a small town in southern Uruguay, and by the many books that…
Read MoreFeb 17, 2022 | Student Views
Throughout my life, my exposure to the diverse realities of the American continent has been marked by my growing up in a small town in southern Uruguay, and by the many books that…
Read MoreDec 10, 2021 | COVID December 2021, Spotlight: Eyes on COVID-19
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 13, 2020, the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Uruguay was announced. At that time, I made the decision to ask the 100 employees of Gómez Platero Arquitectura & Urbanismo…
Jan 12, 2021 | COVID January 2021, Spotlight: Eyes on COVID-19
During a month of self-confinement I managed to understand how fragile we can be and what my true priorities are: protecting my family and continuing photographic work more personal and introspective, hoping that what I have experienced now is a lesson for…
Read MoreOct 30, 2018 | Latin America and Asia, The Diasporas
When the Dutch liner S.S. Boissevan docked in the port of Montevideo in March 1953, it brought my family all the way from Hong Kong to settle in Uruguay. There were eight of us, my father…
Read MoreMar 29, 2015 | Shaping Territories, Territory Guarani
I first encountered yerba mate as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Paraguay. Everywhere I went, and at all times of the day, I saw small groups of people…
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