Congratulations to Andrés Obando, who defended his dissertation titled “Naturalezas sin tierra: paisaje y literatura en en Latinoamérica (1845-1942)”, and which was directed by Dr. Daniel Balderston. Other professors in his committee were Dr. Juan Duchesne and Dr. Gonzalo Lamana. At present, Dr. Obando is living in Madrid and planning to continue his studies as a post-doc student. Cheers to Andrés and we wish him joy and success!