Latin American Metropolises: An Urban Odyssey

I have written extensively on Medium about my experiences in Mexico City, a sprawling, confounding, terrifying and exhilarating urban jungle that I have called home for 7 years. As much as this contaminated and culturally fertile beast has shaped my adult life, in recent times, no doubt accelerated by the pandemic lockdowns, a burning desire has lit within me to travel throughout Latin America. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*298zS_P9VHeOmEJD" style="height:467px; width:700px" /> Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@filipovsky?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Filip Gielda</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a> This itch was lightly scratched by a weeklong trip to Peru in July, but now it has fully kicked into overdrive as I have embarked on a 3 month-long excursion of South America, hitting Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and that enormous mini-continent, Brazil. <a href="https://samuelburleigh.medium.com/latin-american-metropolises-an-urban-odyssey-cf719d66f1cf">Website</a>