Between Jungle and Sea in Guatemala’s Caribbean Hideaway

In the curious seaside hamlet of Lívingston, neither the Central American clichés, nor the English-sounding name, conjure the Guatemala we expect.

Wadi Dana (Dana valley). Photograph by Scott Lashinsky.

From Vista to Valley

A journey through Jordan’s Dana Nature Reserve offers one photographer a chance to breathe deep and reflect on a year like no other.

Following the Map in My Feet

As a student and later during a two-year stint volunteering with a study-abroad program, I spent hours wandering Jerusalem’s streets and alleys, finding new shortcuts and dead-ends, faster ways to get to the falafel stand near Damascus Gate, quieter ways to cross the Old City’s four quarters.

‘You Have to Start With Coffee’

In Jordan, as in much of the world, coffee is a symbol of hospitality, but the custom takes on greater intensity in the Arab world. “No matter what you want, you have to start with coffee,” Shahrouri told me. “If you don’t offer coffee to your guests, locals will know you are not a true Jordanian Arab.”

The Wells of Wajir    

“The presence of water in the desert leads to legend and myth, tales of miracles,” writes Rachel Pieh Jones. “The control of that water, or lack of it, leads to eternal conflict.”

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