Speculative analysis on the murder of Olivia Arevalo and lynching of Sebastian Woodroffe in the Ucayali region of Peru. Alternate Title: Ayahuasca is Not the Safest Game in Town.
Tag: violence
Is Slapping Your Child a Crime in Latin America?
I slapped my son in public and earned the condemnation of a neighborhood Peruvian for being abusive. Could I have been charged for child abuse?
The Battle for Venezuela Begins
Explaining how Venezuela’s political crisis is now a “warm war” with highlights from the first day.
Bullfighting: Art, Culture, Drama, Death
The case for why Spanish-style bullfighting is art, culture, drama, death and all that. Extracts from Ernest Hemingway’s “Death in the Afternoon.”
Open Letter to the Guy I Slapped Yesterday
An open letter to the guy I slapped yesterday explaining why I slapped him.
Kingdom of Thieves: El Cartucho, Bogota
An excerpt from Mad Outta Me Head on the old El Cartucho district of Bogota, which was a un-policed neighborhood of drugs and addiction.
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