Going for the centre of the world

'He wants to go to the centre!' exclaims the man I've just asked for directions, winking to his friends. They are laying a cement foundation for a house, amongst wooden huts with dirt floors. An upgrade. They giggle and wave for me to continue along the only road. At each house - spac...

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Published in:Portal (Sydney, N.S.W.) N.S.W.), 2005-01, Vol.2 (2), p.1-4
Main Author: Iten, Moses
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Hammocks
Identity Politics
Markets
Megaphones
Mexico
Migration
Pavilions
Social aspects
Travel
Youth
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Summary:'He wants to go to the centre!' exclaims the man I've just asked for directions, winking to his friends. They are laying a cement foundation for a house, amongst wooden huts with dirt floors. An upgrade. They giggle and wave for me to continue along the only road. At each house - spaced fifty metres from each other - I keep asking for the same directions. 'El Centro?' a lady asks me at one of the many wooden kiosks that all seem to sell the same few things, 'bueno, just take a left at the next crossing.'
ISSN:1449-2490
1449-2490
DOI:10.5130/portal.v2i2.112