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Top Stories published by Iberospherical in May of 2024

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Matthew Clapham in Iberospherical

An irrigation channel and rusty sluice gate mechanism in the foreground, with a field of orange trees beyond

HERITAGE

Watering the Farmland of Spain: Storied Past and Troubled Present

John Hunter in Iberospherical

Color photograph of the equestrian statute of Simon Bolivar in the Simon Bolivar Park in Washington, D.C.

HISTORY | POLITICS

The Future of “America” is… the Americas

The size and cultural…

Margaret Gypsy in Iberospherical

A view at sunset over the skyline of Cadiz, Spain.

FOOD | CULTURE

Tuna and Chocolate? What’s That All About?

Discovering the depth of…

Eunice Rabert Hernández in Iberospherical

A female healthcare professional stands in a corridor, clutching a large, yellow envelope, an anxious but determined look in her eyes

From Cuba with Luck: How a Yellow Envelope Redefined My Mom’s Future

Discover the crazy story of an…

Mario López-Goicoechea in Iberospherical

Fidel Castro in close-up, in military fatigues, laughing, and waving a small Cuban flag

MEMOIR

The Day Fidel Castro Almost Burst My Bladder

Memories of a life lived in Havana

Matthew Clapham in Iberospherical

Shelves in a shoe shop, subdivided into sections, all containing espadrilles in a range of different colours

TRADITION

Alpargatas — the Holiday Fling I Always Go Back To

How the perfect footwear…

Eunice Rabert Hernández in Iberospherical

Meeting Fidel Castro’s Brother: A Surreal Encounter at a Tribuna Abierta

A Young Music Student’s…

Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life! in Iberospherical

A woman with black hair and large earings smiles and claps here hands.

PONDERING FILM

When This Gringo Movie Lover Revisits and Ponders Almodóvar

Luna@Latinx Bridges in Iberospherical

An off-white, roughly plastered wall, with the words ‘silencio’ and ‘silence’ stencilled onto it in black paint.

Silent Legacy: Unearthing Family Secrets

Daring to name her

Silence is the house we…

Carlos Garbiras in Iberospherical

A fishing rod stands amid rocks as waves break on the shoreline at Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

MEMORIES

Drinking Agua ‘e Panela en el Páramo and Swimming with Seals in Poipu

These were the top 10 stories published by Iberospherical in May of 2024. You can also dive into daily archives for May of 2024 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Maryan Pelland, Woman with a Pen

Smillew Rahcuef

Evaluna Primavera

Janice Macdonald

Simone Leigh Author

Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!

Constanza Flores

Livvy Skelton-Price

Kimberley Silverthorne

Natalie Hanemann

Deborah Howze-- SP-EN translator, interpreter

Paola Faben Oliveira

Gian Joel Forero

Zivah Avraham 👁️

Roxy Ahmed-Suarez

Luna@Latinx Bridges

Isabella Solcà

Andrew Gaertner

João Pedro Fernandes

Carlos Garbiras

Eleni Stephanides

Mario López-Goicoechea

Adelia Ritchie, PhD

Juliette Williams

Sílvia PM, PhD 🍂🥥

Eunice Rabert Hernández

Fabrizia Scapinello

Connie Raley-Rose

Lilliana Méndez-Soto, Pharm.D.

Kerry Dooley Young

Patricia Gestoso

Besanya Santiago Ayala

Andrew Theophilou

Stanislava Mrkonjic, MEd

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Isabel Lugo Jarboe

Isabel Villasmil, MRes.

John Pearce 🌻

Dave Edward Keenan

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