The Black Sea resort town of Alushta has been part of the Soviet Union and Ukraine, then under the control of Russia, since it became a Santa Cruz sister city in 1987. And it doesn't get less complicated from there, Wallace Baine found.
Diriamba, Nicaragua, Jan 19 (EFE).- People poured into the streets of this city south of Managua for Wednesday’s kickoff of the Festival of San Sebastian, Diriamba’s patron saint, featuring traditional dances such as the Toro Huaco. The performances by people in colorful costumes and masks of archetypes from colonial-era Nicaragua are a big part of …