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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]
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] Blog: A Close Shave
Date: March 10th 2010
Moments earlier he had been holding a cut-throat razor to my neck. How could I not give him the money? There was an unspoken agreement - if he left me intact, I would hand over whatever he wanted. But this was (almost literally) daylight robbery! I mean, 15.000 COP for a haircut and a wet shave? I don't pay much more than that in Lewisham! Still, it was a very good shave and he seemed like a ... read more
Date: March 10th 2010
Moments earlier he had been holding a cut-throat razor to my neck. How could I not give him the money? There was an unspoken agreement - if he left me intact, I would hand over whatever he wanted. But this was (almost literally) daylight robbery! I mean, 15.000 COP for a haircut and a wet shave? I don't pay much more than that in Lewisham! Still, it was a very good shave and he seemed like a ... read more
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