Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20181 min readGuédelon: Building a Castle in Modern TimesIn a Forest deep in the heart of France, a group of engineers and volunteers builds a stone castle, using only medieval tools. A colossal...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20184 min readPages of Buenos Aires“Every Argentine knows that the South begins at the other side of Rivadavia. Dahlmann was in the habit of saying that this was no mere...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20184 min readPetrópolis, the Emperor’s refugeThe road from Rio to Petrópolis confronts us with everything the city wishes to hide. After taking the bus in a terminal buried by...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20184 min readColours of BahíaUnder a bygone sunset, five ships enter serene waters, in a bay dotted with islands and surrounded by sandy cliffs. Vespuccio, the...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20185 min readThe Palacio Abraxas: a utopia that wants to be rebornDwarfed by the gigantic halls of the building, Jean Mouanga reaches for the elevator, dragging his broken leg along. “This place used to...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20187 min readMythical birth of RioBrazil holds unimaginable stories, absurd conflicts between peoples from distant lands, fighting for worthless dreams. Today, those...
Manuel-Antonio MonteagudoMay 24, 20186 min readFrom Rio to Pomponesco: A Brazilian looking for her Italian ancestorsDiscovering Italy in the Po Valley is like entering an uncharted land. Its landscapes do not remind of any classic image of the...