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Author Footprints Pt. 2 – The Aracataca Paradox

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What happens to a real, working community when a fictional landscape is physically constructed on top of it? We discover the socio-economic friction behind literary travel, contrasting the magical ideals of Gabriel García Márquez’s Macondo with the unpaved streets of Aracataca, Colombia. Behind the “front stage” of tourist attractions are bulldozers, evictions, and even […]

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Author Footprints Pt. 2 – The Aracataca Paradox

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