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Visiting Colombia’s Isla de Providencia Five Years Later

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Richard

The setting was just as I remembered it, unspoiled, mercifully bereft of other tourists, reggae beats lilting in the background partially drowned out by the telltale rustle of palm fronds, five years later on my return to the Colombian Caribbean … Continue reading →

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San Andres, Colombia’s Caribbean Package Tourism Destination

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Richard

“You live in Bogota? How do you manage it? I have heard that in Bogota it gets so cold that sometimes smoke comes out of your mouth.” A conversation with a San Andresano. Time your flight into San Andres so … Continue reading →

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Old Providence: the Perfect Caribbean Island cliche

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Richard

Below us, the island came into view encircled by a brittle and protective ring of coral reefs made distinguishable by the white water ripping at the edges and creating a turquoise iris effect skirting the white sandy edges of the … Continue reading →

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