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The Chugchucara



- Sam Wotipka Latacunga is a small agricultural town of about 50,000 people in the Cotopaxi province of Ecuador with a hopping Saturday market and a heart-stopping local specialty dish called “Chugchucara.” After a three and a half hour train … Continue reading →

Waking up in England



- Truman Capps How can I concisely describe my initial impressions of England without sounding like a total idiot? England looks exactly like it does in all the movies made in England. England is distinctly English, if you know what … Continue reading →

PDX to LAX



- Truman Capps A few Christmases ago, my parents got me a little Moleskin notebook—the expensive kind that pretentious people use. The idea was that I, as an aspiring pretentious writer, would need someplace to record all the lofty ideas … Continue reading →