Aquí Se Siente

A traveler arrives in an unnamed mountain city — vibrant, chaotic, alive — where the history lives in the hills, and the present hums through open car windows. Told through a series of taxi rides with three very different drivers, over the course of a single day, the story explores themes of colonial legacy, community, violence, memory, and joy. The rhythms of daily life, the weight of memory, and the defiant joy of a people who carry laughter as both inheritance and resistance.

This is a story about what stays with us — the kind of wisdom passed down through laughter, the kind of strength found in small, defiant acts of joy. Rich with voice and subtle detail, it is both a love letter and an observation, standing at the intersection of fiction and memory.

In a place never named but deeply felt, religion, music, and family echo through every conversation. The story slips between humor and grief, softness and history, leaving the reader with a quiet question: What does it mean to know a place?

A poetic meditation on cities, strangers, and the stories passed between them.