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ОглавлениеMexican Compass
A compass of US west --
San Diego
Coronado
Mission Viejo
Oceanside
Imperial Valley
Mexicali
A compass of Mexico west --
Peninsula de Baja California
Tijuana
Ensenada
La Bufadora
San Carlos
Punto Santo Tomás
A compass of histories --
Cabrillo and Drake
Alta California, Baja California
1821 Mexico, 1846 California
Santa Anna, Polk
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
A compass of language --
indigenista, español, inglés, estadounidense
californio/a
chicano/a
la frontera
spanglish
A compass of documentation --
bracero
Undocumented
la migra
My own foreign visitor visa
A compass of day-out lunch --
tortilla y salsa
buñuelos
ensalada mixta
pescado a la veracruzana
polvorones de canele
nicuatole
cerveza Dos Equis
A compass of death --
la tienda de esqueletos
for sale and sold
three skeleton-figurines
the women flamenco-elegant
in long dress, flower at hip and cigar smoking
Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo vivid
the man eye-socketed
in broad-brimmed hat
cutaway coat
un hidalgo
Each a skull and body
with square teeth bared
with el día de los muertos
vampire smile
A compass of life
¿Usted es de Inglaterra?
asked the owner
as he switched on a Beatles track
and spoke passionately of his
love for the English Premier League
Me encanta Manchester United
Compasses of life
Compasses of death
Compasses of life
