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May 5, 2020April 29, 2020 joelbalsam Portfolio

Horizon Guides: Inside Armenia’s Shipping Container Cities

Thousands still living in makeshift shipping container homes over 30 years after Armenia's devastating Spitak earthquake. Read my feature at Horizon Guides (photos by Stephanie Foden): https://horizonguides.com/journal/inside-armenias-shipping-container-cities

On February 20, 1943, a Purépecha farmer was working his cornfields when the ground beneath him began to shake. Then, sparks and ash spewed out the ground and the farmer ran for his life. Over 9 years, the youngest volcano in the Americas arose from the ground and completely consumed two towns in lava and ash. All that remains is a stone church in a bed of jet-black lava rock. Fortunately, all the villagers escaped.

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  • Louisiana's swamp-dwelling Rougarou has scared kids for decades, but now it needs our help. This story for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago
  • In July, I had the opportunity to go to the #MarquesasIslands and came back with a custom tattoo that means a lot t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago
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Recent Posts

  • Toronto Life: The Homesteaders of Mount Forest
  • Globe: Is Nickel Making These Quebecois Sick?
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  • Gastro Obscura: What Happened to Montreal’s Legendary Melon?

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