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The Papantla Pole Dancers of Veracruz
By Georges Fery The sight of a man dancing on a tiny round platform atop of a hundred foot-high wooden pole while … [Read More...]
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An Undiscovered Country – 15 Acres of Ivy Green Cemetery and 150 Years of History
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China: Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an
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Abkhazia, Georgia: A Place That Does Not Exist
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The German History of Milwaukee
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