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The history of the Taliban and a curious map depicting their view of the world
A brief history of Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rise to power, and a very revealing globe
 • Miguel García Álvarez
Lebanon
In 2009, I was lucky enough to visit Lebanon. Today, 17 years later, the bridges I saw being rebuilt have been destroyed once again.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
The US plan to invade Canada
And Canada’s plan to prevent it.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
The other wonders of the Ancient World
Beyond the canonical list of the Seven Wonders, throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, many lists were drawn up that included other equally…
 • Miguel García Álvarez
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The story of how the list of the Seven Wonders was compiled, and what became of each of them.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
The mines and catacombs of Paris
A tour of the mines beneath the city of Paris and how they became the famous Catacombs of Paris.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
Christopher Columbus and the problem of longitude
The story of one of the greatest problems in navigation and cartography for centuries, and how it was solved.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
Atlantropa, a plan to connect Europe and Africa
Herman Sörgel's grand project to drain part of the Mediterranean and flood part of the Sahara to “unite” Europe and Africa.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
How the prehistoric coastline influences US elections
From geological times and throughout part of US history, we explore how it still influences elections in the South today.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
The discovery and conquest of Antarctica
The south was unknown for centuries. Many cartographers imagined it, and many explorers tried to prove its existence… until Antarctica appeared.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
Kadesh: history is written by the victors
A journey through one of the best-documented battles of antiquity. With special attention to historiography and how this battle is one of the best…
 • Miguel García Álvarez
A history of relations between Iran and the West
From the Great Game to coups. How the ambitions of the West and Russia repeatedly put Iran's sovereignty in check.
 • Miguel García Álvarez
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