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Inés, the loving Grandmother
And in the looking-glass of the other’s pain, her soul itself, reflected… Her Grandmother Inés, was a very dear figure in Dora’s life. She possessed a great empathic insight and knew how to treat her like a fellow companion; she didn’t treat her like a little girl nor like a grown-up (for little Dora…
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Dora, the young girl
In spite of the surrounding concrete, the flower grew, and with a smile, it challenged the world… On occasion, certain gestures the child made reminded her so strongly of Dora’s mother: such a likeness, especially at that age: oh my darling daughter, how soon you left us. May you rest in peace… Dora’s favourite spot…
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On the road to San Gil
San Gil is a bit more than then 60 kilometres to the south from Bucaramanga, the capital City, as the crow flies or on a straight path. The bus to Bogotá makes that journey of amazing Santanderian landscapes in a little more than a couple of hours of abrupt and tight curves, as it skirts the Chicamocha Canyon,…
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During the week ends
Since she was a child and after the death of her mother, for an interval of various years, the young Dora was sent to the city of San Gil and to the town of Barichara, both belonging to the Santander Department, in the north-east of the country. At the plaza Barichara, Santander. Colombia It was…
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