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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Should’ve Been there, Reflections on the 40th Vallenato Festival
In the background the famed Vallenato accordionist, Alfredo Gutierrez was hammering out a tune with his foot whilst held aloft on the shoulders of five of his band members. In front of me, former Colombian President Ernesto Samper was handing … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, adventures in colombia, adventures in south america, colombia, colombia.travel, colombian music, ernesto samper, festival vallenato, festivals in colombia, folk music, official bloggers, South America, valledupar, vallenato, vallenato festival
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Clean Shaven into Ecuador
My wake-up call was a gun muzzle to the neck. Drawing up at the Ecuadorian immigration post, several kilometers on from the Peruvian exit over parched wasteland, we cut an unruly unwashed rabble of Englishmen and a couple of Irish … Continue reading
Spearfishing in Araracuara, Caqueta, Colombia
I have been meaning to write something about the fishermen risking life and limb fishing in the Caqueta River in southern Colombia for some time. Rather than trivialize their lifestyle, I figured that an image would do these guys justice. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure travel, araracuara, caqueta, colombia, colombian amazon, exotic, fishing, spearfishing
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