Month: March 2016

  • Three horses and two mares

    Three horses and two mares

    And when at last the fish bit the bait, the fisherman was irremediably snared Ever since he was a child, Aureliano Marroqui manifested a strong passion for horses.  Taking advantage of his new financial situation and also thanks to the generosity of random chance, he was able to invest in three horses and two mares.…

  • A farm in the Snow- Capped Park

    A farm in the Snow- Capped Park

    It was by a sudden inspiration that he found a new beginning   Serene and very calmly, he headed back home, and there, he left a note beneath the pillow on his bed: My dear, don´t you worry, for I’m heading out to search for a new life for all of us. I hope it…

  • Change of plans

    Change of plans

    Walking and mediating, he found his life, as he was living it, did not fit him, so it was time to change it for new one Feeling a bit better and a Little more recovered, he hit the shower and only opened the cold water. Sitting in the stall, he fell asleep, and he dreamt of…

  • Early morning reflections

    Early morning reflections

    Contemplating his life and where it was leading him; he decided it was time to change his course It was on one of those endless days, which had followed another one of those eternal nights, precisely when the people had found how to take turns, so the party wouldn´t end for lack of adepts. It seemed…

  • Rumba on the street

    Rumba on the street

    And when they woke… it had all been, but a dream. With flavour          Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador The food appeared to be endless, for it was served abundantly and all day and all night. Inside the house, but mostly outside, where the grills were loaded with all types of meats, spicy sausages,…

  • The party

    The party

    As so it came to pass,  one morning upon waking, he understood that the time had arrived… to try something new The party           Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador Meanwhile, the days and their corresponding long nights slowly went by, while the happy family, especially the very happy father of the family, partied non-stop,…

  • A lucky birthday

    A lucky birthday

    There are those that never risk anything in life; they are called cautious: they are recognized becuase of thier wing that never grow     When Carito was on her sixth birthday, he announced that his luck was about to change, for the Baloto and the Manizales Lottery were both scheduled on the child’s birthday.   Sure…

  • Drinks and gambling

    Drinks and gambling

    For him, every step in life was a gamble and a bet. To bet little, so as, to lose little, was very much like living a little, so as, not to die next morning.   Three years later, she was pregnant once more, still without adapting to the hot weather of the city.    …

  • In the land of the hot weather

    In the land of the hot weather

      When the two Marroqui sister’s mother was scarcely in her first month of pregnancy, the family moved south, taking advantage of a job opportunity for her father.   Their mother arrived pregnant, and as it turned out, she never adapted to Cali’s intense heat.     . During her pregnancy, she barely touched food,…

  • The summit of the Andes

    The summit of the Andes

    And she never realized there was a world aparta and outside of her imagination>   The Marroqui sisters’ parents (for that is how they are known in the circus circuits) were originally from Manizales City, situated in the lovely central region of Colombia. The city was settled in the highest reaches of the Central Andes’s summits,…