Colombia Living Blog December Archive

Marquez As An Inspiration

12/09/10 01:51

Cartagena is really a place of beauty! This picture is a true representation of Cartagena. Gabriel García Márquez is just so imaginative to have pictured this out. This is pretty amazing. As a Nobel Prize awardee, he really is deserving of the said award. He has written inspiring books especially for an aspirant like me. I hope that he will continue to inspire a lot of people in doing the same thing like him. Going back to where he came from is an excellent attitude. This is what makes Gabriel García Márquez an honorable person.

Link: Hay Festival, Colombia: Beauty and the books in Cartage

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Finding inspiration in the oddest places

Artists and even non-artists sometimes find the inspiration to do something great in the oddest places. Take this Caribbean port of Cartagena, for instance, which became the inspiration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez for his masterpieces.

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