Filter Stories - Coffee Documentaries
A podcast revealing the extraordinary stories hidden in your cup of coffee
A Eulogy for Tito
Hector “tito” Vargas passed away in December 2019.
We honor him by playing the season finale of the Duolingo Spanish Podcast.
Correction: Tito passed away from a gunshot wound and not a heart attack. It's unknown at this stage whether it was suicide or murder.
Visiting Panama? I recommend Oscar as your guide: http://muchogustopanama.com/
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