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Welcome to Zorritos

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In January of 2015, I visited Zorritos, a little village in the north of Perú. For two weeks I stayed in a hostal. Zorritos is so small that I was able to know it entirely by walking through the Panamericana road. In those holidays my father won an award in his job. The award included the trip to Perú. He paid the the tickets for me and my family and we all went to the country. Zorritos is a location lost in time, because the houses were of humble construction, but it had its mystique. Here I toured the mangroves of the Cerros de Amotape National Park and met the american crocodrile. However, the most important thing is the temperature of the sea, because in the chilean coast we are used to the cold water, but in Zorritos the warmer water is something wonderful. Zorritos is located two hours away from the best known tourist site in Peru, Mancora, but unlike this place known for the big parties at the edge of the beach, Zorritos is a place to rest and meet a hidden si...

Lost in Japan

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What I should like (above all else and this gives me many sleepless nights), is visit Japan, specifically Tokyo; because I love the oriental culture. Also is a very interesting country that combines the ancient tradition with the modernization. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the population of the metropolitan area is around thirty millions, but someday in the past was a small fishing village named Edo. In Japan, the festivals are called "matsuri", they could be big (the biggest one lasts a entire week)  but also there are very little ones that are celebrated in local temples.  In Tokyo exists the Sannō at Hie Shrine, the Sanja at Asakusa Shrine, and the biennial Kanda Matsuri.  The last features a parade with elaborately decorated floats and thousands of people. Annually on the last Saturday of July, there's an enormous fireworks display over the Sumida River who attracts over a million viewers. I would really love to live in this city, however, I ha...