Mariana Zapata

Mariana Zapata is a Colombian-American travel writer. She has lived and worked around the world, focusing on sustainable tourism. You can usually find her at street food stands or falling victim to her non-existing sense of direction.

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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 1987 file photo, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, left, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smile to well-wishers outside Clarence House in London. The crowd wanted to wish Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, a happy 87th birthday. It has been 20 years since the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris and the outpouring of grief that followed the death of the “people’s princess.” (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)

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