MAGAZINE

An article this weekend about Mitch McConnell misstated the number of American troops in Afghanistan and the number of troops that President Trump said he would withdraw from the country. Seven thousand of 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan were going to be pulled out. It is not the case that only 7,000 troops were still deployed to Afghanistan.

BOOK REVIEW

A biographical note on Jan. 13 with a review of Mesha Maren’s “Sugar Run” misstated the title of the most recent novel by the reviewer, Charles Frazier. It is “Varina,” not “Vienna.”

TRAVEL

The Places to Go in 2019 special Travel section on Jan. 13 had several errors.

The article on Los Angeles misstated when the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is scheduled to open in that city. The museum will open in late 2019, not summer 2019. The article on Danang, Vietnam, misstated the location of the Cau Ron Dragon Bridge. It is in Danang, not in the hills above the city. The article about Dakar, Senegal, misspelled the surname of a Senegalese pop singer. He is Youssou N’Dour, not N’Dor. And the article on New York City misstated the number of steps in the structure known as New York’s Staircase. It is 2,500, not 2,000.

REAL ESTATE

An International Real Estate column last Sunday, about a property in Bogotá, Colombia, misstated Santiago Rico Calderón’s job title. He is the managing director of Engel & Völkers Bogotá, not the sales director.