Falling for Ronda

By Linda Tancs

Ronda is a town in the Spanish province of Málaga. Its vistas are legendary thanks to its perch atop a gorge that separates the old town and new town. That kind of dramatic underpinning provides a good enough reason for a creative type to fall in love with the place, which is what American writer Ernest Hemingway and director Orson Welles did. They’re both honored with busts at Paseo de Blas Infante, a short promenade in a small park located behind Ronda’s famous bullring. It leads to Mirador de Ronda, a viewing point offering breathtaking views of the gorge, mountains and Puente Nuevo, the bridge spanning the gorge.

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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045. 

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