Zambra: The Forbidden Dance

Zambra: The Forbidden Dance

The lights are low in the small, whitewashed performance hall. Four men play quick, dramatic music on their guitars as five or six dancers take turns on the stage. The women wear red polka-dotted dresses flared at the calf, and the men wear black pants and frilled...

Capturing the Cliche Photo

Everyone’s seen them—those groan-worthy photos in your uncle’s photo album. You may think they are silly. But if you go all the way to Italy and don’t pretend to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, you may feel like you missed out. Even if you never show them to...

The Maya Murals of San Bartolo

Through the large gash into the darkness of the hill, jewel tones jumped to life under the flashlight beam. No, that couldn’t be right. Surely dehydration was playing tricks on him. After all, American Archaeologist Dr. William Saturno, with the rest of his team of...