Should we spend more time alone? Beatriz Flamini set out to beat an extraordinary record. She described the experience as “excellent” — but there was no shortage of challenges.
The woman who spent 500 days in a cave
Grimy determination: Beatriz went without a bath for nearly one and a half years. Glossary
Hermitage - A place where an isolated person lives on their own, away from society, often for religious reasons.
Catalonian - Catalonia is a region of Spain with a strong independence movement.
Gobi Desert - The largest desert in Asia, covering over 500,000 square miles.
Granada - A province of southern Spain, and also the name of a city within it.
Simeon Stylites - A Syrian Christian who spent 37 years living on a small platform near Aleppo.
Massachusetts - A state in the northeast USA.
Nelson Mandela - A South African anti-apartheid activist who spent 27 years in jail before becoming president.