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Vol. 1 · Summer 2026
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An Earthquake
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Why similar magnitudes produced two very different disasters in Colombia and Venezuela.

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Georgia

“Eight thousand years of wine, and mountains that justify the drinking.”

Caucasus peaks, cave cities and the oldest winemaking tradition on earth — with a one-year visa-free stay for most passports.

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Oman South to North

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Colombia in 14 days

Bogotá to the Caribbean in two weeks: capital culture, the coffee axis, reborn Medellín, colonial Cartagena and the beaches of Tayrona.

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