Word: maracay
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: A little rumor came to my ears a few days ago that you had printed my letter rebuking you for leaving Maracay off the map of S. A. Evidently my efforts to make it well known weren't appreciated, for the powers that be seem annoyed. No one has seen that copy of TIME [Feb. 11]. I think you have been suppressed. Aren't you flattered? I am. In the event I am asked to leave these parts, I'll come around and tell you large earfuls of lovely gossip that would just sizzle the pages...
...Versailles of Venezuela" Sirs: Fancy how hurt we Maracayans were to see your map of South America in the Dec. 24 issue with never a mention of Maracay. You say "Caracas, city of perpetual spring and home of General Gomez." All wrong! Gomez, le Grand, never sets foot in Caracas, he lives, breathes and transacts all business right here in Maracay- the Versailles of Venezuela. And what's more. at least 60 of his 84 acknowledged children live in and round the town. He is the original bachelor father, as you may or may not know. AND the Reigning...
...from Bogota he soared upward to the east. Fogs blotted his landmarks. Once dodging beneath the clouds he noticed a pair of antelope and dipped close to the earth to race their frightened flight. Soon he lost his way; sooner again he found it and sank to safety at Maracay, Venezuela. He motored to nearby Caracas, shook hands, gave thanks for fervent reception, listened to Spanish speeches, prepared to hop to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands...