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A Bleeding Puente in Pacho

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Richard

“You bleed too much,” said my doctor as she stitched up my hand in the Emergency room of the San Rafael Hospital in Pacho, Cundinamarca. I had arrived just 20 minutes previously, making the 80km journey from Bogota in good … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys | Tagged colombia, dog bite in colombia, el mexicano, hospital san rafael pacho, long weekend escapes from bogota, maradona and colombia, pablo escobar, pacho, pacho cundinamarca, rabies in colombia, rodriguez gacha, tejo, vergara | 2 Comments

Have I Experienced Problems in Mompos, Colombia?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Richard

Over dinner a few evenings ago, I was asked by a predominantly European crowd whether I had ever experienced any problems in Mompós from Colombia’s nefarious paramilitary groups that allegedly control the region. Rather than addressing this topic as something … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, la Casa Amarilla | Tagged el mexicano, ethical problems for writers, james robinson, la gata, magangue, mompos colombia, paramilitaries in colombia, president santos, problems in colombia, problems in mompos, revista semana, the mompos project, why nations fail, wise woman | 4 Comments

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