Colombia Nobel laureate author Gabriel García Márquez passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Mexico City. He was 87 years old. Colombian network Caracol posted a chronology [es] of his life.
On Twitter, user Pepin Balongo expressed his sorrow:
Ya no son cien años en soledad; a partir de ahora será una eternidad en soledad; adiós Gabo.
— Pepín Balongo (@PepnBalongo) abril 17, 2014
There are no more a hundred years of solitude; from now on, it will be an eternity in solitude; goodbye Gabo [author's nickname].