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Korean woman traveled Latin America in a motorhome and settled in Argentina

18.05.2026 19:08 1 min 2 sources
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Journalist Ju Young Lee, along with her husband and two children, spent two years traveling Latin America in a motorhome. Due to the pandemic, the family abandoned the vehicle in Panama and returned to Korea, finally moving to Argentina in 2023, where she created Makaku, a space recreating Korean thermal rituals.

Journalist Ju Young Lee, formerly working for Korean television, together with her husband and two children, spent two years traveling Latin America in a motorhome.

Due to the pandemic, the family was forced to abandon the vehicle in Panama and return to Korea. In 2023, they permanently moved to Argentina, where Lee founded Makaku in Escobar. The space recreates Korean thermal rituals she remembered from childhood.

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