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Leaving Bogota for the Costa
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
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
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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