Jason Batansky

Jason Batansky is a 26 year-old travel writer who has been in constant motion since 2007. Currently in Bogotá, Colombia, he is originally from Philadelphia. Contact him at Jbatansky@gmail.com or www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbatansky/.

Peacemaker

Can Miss Universe End a Civil War?

Jason Batansky

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Colombia’s Child-Trafficker Beauty Queen

Kelly Johana Suárez, a former contestant in the Miss Cartagena contest and a community figurehead, has been charged with human trafficking of minors, “pimping and pandering.”

Jason Batansky

Prison Life

Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison

It’s hard to escape from Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison; Sneaking in is easier.

Jason Batansky

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MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS

Venezuela Running Out of Breast Implants

Love them or hate them, breast implants play an outsized role in the Venezuelan national psyche. A shortage could hit the nation right in the chest.

Jason Batansky