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Leaving Bogota for the Costa

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Richard

I failed this time around and managed to claw free of my covers and depart Bogota around 1030am rather than the proposed 4.30am. Cursing the traffic that I knew would appear, cursing locking myself out of the apartment for half … Continue reading →

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Barrancabermeja and her Nuestroamericanos

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Richard

People don’t tend to visit Barrancabermeja, Colombia’s urban petroleum refinery, but, in spite of the drawbacks and negativity surrounding the city, there are histories that need telling here, principally that of the “Nuestroamericanos”. Who were these “nuestroamericanos”? For some reason … Continue reading →

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Enjoying the Magdalena River, Colombia’s Fluvial Route 66

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Richard

Gushing, unstoppable and intrinsically linked to the creation of this country, the Rio Magdalena, Colombia’s most famous river essentially divides the country in half and makes for a varied itinerary along a course cut through its Andean spine. I guess … Continue reading →

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