La Guajira Peninsula


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August 16th 2010
Published: August 23rd 2010
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After two weeks in the city and days on rollercoaster roads in the cloud forests, what better antidote than a spot of ecotourism in the desert? And if it includes a visit to an ethnic minority, then so much the better! La Guajira is a peninsular that juts north into the Caribean Ocean around the border between Colombia and Venezuela. What particular microclimate has produced this desert surroun... Read Full Entry



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Ali lent a hand ...
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... Steve steadied the bicycle ...
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... and the boy peddled off into the distance.
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This is the school where our hostess taught ...
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... this the timetable ...
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... and this the bilingual (Wayuunaiki and Spanish) funded by the coal company, not the government.
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Wayuunaiki has symbols for the different clans ...
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... and uses the Latin alphabet.
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Luzmila controls her class in a very relaxed way ...
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... with lots of group work.
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A boy and girl are emboidering a traditional manta ...
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... and this boy is weaving ...
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... traditional shoes.
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These children are showing Steve and Ali their work ...
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... and these tried hard to teach me Wayuunaiki.
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School lunch is part of the deal ...
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... a drink and ...
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... a fried arepa (pancake).



23rd August 2010

wow, you do get around...
hi Gillian still amazed at what you do and areas you get to...and admire ability to learn spanish. So I'm travelling vicariously with you as have not ventured to south america. meanwhile, has been hot in Pennautier while we watched the election saga unfold, and more power to the Greens, thank heavens. interesting result of hung parliament... so happy travels and we're well out of it! peta
30th August 2010

sedentery/schmedentary!
You do get around, don't you? I feel positively sedentary in comparison - walking every day in Sydney doesn't cut it in comparison with this place! Email coming xxx

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