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Emerson Mendoza Ayala

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  • Travel and Investigative Journalist, Freelance
France, Portugal, Spain
As seen in: Lonely Planet, Publico (Portugal), NewsBreak, CTXT, Lonely Planet Italia, Wanderlust (magazine), Magma Mag, Wanderlust
Covers:  Travel, environment, sustainability and culture.
Travel and Environmental Investigative Journalist specialising in sustainability and culture 📰 📽 📸 🗺 | ✒️ @wanderlustmag @lonelyplanet @roughguides

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Emerson Mendoza Ayala is a Spanish investigative and travel journalist specialising in environmental research in the Iberian Peninsula and sustainability and culture across Europe.

His key focus areas are cross-border and environmental investigations, SDGs, climate change, democratisation, World Heritage, multimedia storytelling and photojournalism.

Emerson holds a Double Degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication from the University of Seville, completed a bilingual semester as Erasmus…

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Taking The Slow Route: France By Rail

Taking The Slow Route: France By Rail

A slow train journey through southern France shines a light on one of Europe's early engineering masterpieces…

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Shared Rivers, Failed Protection and the Broken Promises of the Albufeira Convention

Shared Rivers, Failed Protection and the Broken Promises of the Albufeira Convention

In the spring and summer of 2024, journalist Emerson Mendoza Ayala travelled along the three largest rivers t…

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The Rough Guide to Slow Travel in Europe - Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to Slow Travel in Europe - Rough Guides

Chapters: - Nordic Expedition - Hitchhiking Georgia The Rough Guide to Slow Travel in Europe reveals 28…

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A guide to Spain's Extremadura region - Lonely Planet

A guide to Spain's Extremadura region - Lonely Planet

Located halfway between Madrid and Lisbon, Extremadura is a lush natural haven hidden in plain sight. In this…

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A first-time guide to Galicia - Lonely Planet

A first-time guide to Galicia - Lonely Planet

Ancient Romans called it the end of the earth, and Galicia still feels like a land apart. Tucked away in Spai…

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Taking the slow route: A slow rail journey in Occitanie along the Canal du Midi

Taking the slow route: A slow rail journey in Occitanie along the Canal du Midi

Travelogue. A slow rail journey through southern France shines a light on one of Europe’s early engineering m…

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A guide to Spain's Extremadura region

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By Emerson Mendoza Ayala
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Located halfway between Madrid and Lisbon, Extremadura is a lush natural haven hidden in plain sight. In this serene and timeless Spanish region, cherry trees bloom silently each spring, waterfalls cascade down green mountains, and over 385 species of birds hover above hills and golden dehesas (meadows). Game of Thrones fans might also recognize locations used for some of the show's epic scenes while traveling through the area .
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A first-time guide to Galicia

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By Emerson Mendoza Ayala
| Lonely Planet Verified
Ancient Romans called it the end of the earth, and Galicia still feels like a land apart. Tucked away in Spain's northwestern corner, this emerald region is packed with mist-shrouded mountains and valleys. Here, the Miño River carves through the landscape, meeting the Sil to form the wine-rich canyons of the Ribeira Sacra before marking the border with Portugal along its final stretch to the Atlantic.
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Una guida per la prima volta a Vilnius

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By Emerson Mendoza Ayala
| Lonely Planet Italia
Con un fitto programma culturale, qualsiasi stagione è un buon momento per recarsi a Vilnius. Tutto dipende dalla Vilnius che volete scoprire e dagli eventi a cui volete partecipare durante il vostro soggiorno. In primavera, Vilnius è la città più vibrante e vivace.
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