Cat Rainsford

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2023

Freelance journalist specializing in reported features on global development, security, environment and alternative travel. Former investigative reporter with the Colombian think tank InSight Crime. Author of “The Urban Circus: Travels with Mexico’s Malabaristas”.

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In the waters beyond La Palma's Cumbre Nueva mountains (shown here), San Borondón is said to appear to the west of the Canary Islands archipelago.

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In the Canary Islands, a Mysterious Phantom Isle Haunts Local Imagination

The legend of San Borondón all started with an Irish saint.

Children greet Air France pilot Maxime Raynaud as he lands in Tarfaya. Raynaud participated in the 2023 rally to supervise two young pilots from the Mermoz Academy in Tours, France.

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The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.

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