Native music is very important for the cultural and spiritual identity of the Andean peoples since it is the expression of the sentiment and joy of the Quechua and Aymara indigenous communities and other cultures of the Andes. It also plays a fundamental role in their agricultural calendar. Native music is the expression of an…
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In the heart of the Rift Valley, Lake Magadi, fed by natural springs, with its warm, salty waters rich in micro-organisms, is a true natural spectacle. We visited this magic place. From Nairobi, the distance to travel is only about a hundred kilometres. It is a rather tortuous road but it’s not in the least…
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A fashionable destination and an object of fantasy, Singapore fascinates and intrigues. Idyllic and sheltered from typhoons, it continues to grow and this year celebrates sixty years of independence. How did a small piece of island, just 45 km by 20 km, nestled between southern Malaysia and the northern Indonesian archipelago, with no local economic…
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Migration control, drug trafficking, authoritarian governments and trade imbalances will be among the priorities of the new Trump administration toward Latin America. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the 53-year-old senator, the first Latino to hold the highest post in the star-spangled diplomacy. What is important for the new administration in its relations with Latin America…
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It is important to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding, acceptance and collaboration between the various groups. Therefore, it is necessary first of all to work on the level of conscience formation. It is about helping people to break out of stereotypes by training people in a personal transformation through the suppression and change of…
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It is used in traditional medicine to treat and prevent a wide range of ailments. It is native to Africa and is found in grasslands and semi-shaded areas. Dichrocephala integrifolia (Family Asteraceae) is an erect or spreading, aromatic annual plant growing to an average of 40cm in height. It often branches freely at the base,…
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The Tassili Ajjer massif is home to the world’s largest rock art museum and incredible rock formations shaped over millions of years. And in the Hoggar Mountains, you walk between earth and sky, enveloped in silence. Southern Algeria is a treasure chest of secrets. In this remote area of the Sahara, between the geological folds…
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The image of the Santo Niño is a symbol of Filipino devotion, rooted in the traditions and history of Catholicism in the Philippines. This year, it will be celebrated on 19 January. The origin of the Santo Niño devotion dates back to 1565, 44 years after the Christian faith was brought to the Philippine archipelago…
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The Vincentian Family in Lobito runs several projects and initiatives in the fields of education, health, training and charity, which give life to thousands of people in the most marginalised areas of this coastal city in Angola. We went to visit them. We are in Kassai, one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Lobito, in the…
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In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children. As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the…
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As the sun sets over the stony plateau of Mexico, a beautiful white flower opens its corolla among the blade-like thorns of the Cereus Nycticalis: it…
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With the highest percentage of her population made up of youth, Africa is a bed of opportunities for growth and prosperity. The African youth are a…
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