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WATCH & READ

Begin with a story.

Watch the documentary or discover Tim Buendía’s poetry. Each offers a different connection with Aracataca.

Begin with a story.

THE DOCUMENTARY

Aracataca: Where Reality Became Macondo

A 72-minute film through the town’s lives, memories and histories.

Spanish with English subtitles.

Watch the film
Visitors and local encounters in Aracataca

THE POETRY BOOK

Poesía de Macondo

Poesía de Macondo book cover

Thirteen poems written in Spanish, with English translations.

The Caribbean, magical realism, love and revolution.

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ARTISTS WITH TIM BUENDÍA

Artists with Tim Buendía: the full interview with Viña Machado

Conversations on creativity and cultural memory.

Guests interviewed include Viña Machado, Janer Villarreal, Juan Valentín Fernández de la Gala and Rafael Darío Jiménez.

Watch the Viña Machado interview ↗

CONTINUE THE STORY ON FILM

Hear Aracataca
tell its own story.

Meet the people and histories behind Macondo in Tim Buendía’s feature documentary.

Discover the documentary