Millions of Bricks

Medellin in Terra Cotta

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September 19th 2007
From the Caribbean Coast we ride thru the night to Medellin on a reasonably comfortable bus. The truck has not yet reached Venezuela. Because there is a toilet on board…smaller than an airplane cubicle, the bus does not stop …. often. When the bus stops for gas I run to the other side of the road, unmindful of any unseen danger and crouch with the white expanse facing the woods. I do have t ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more