Endless games of cards

Losing it in search of the lost city

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July 21st 2007
It began to occur to me that I had lost my mind . How did I think I could do this? I drew another ragged breath and tried to balance on my tired legs. I had never wanted to give up so much. All the scenarious of how I might be able to get myself out of this started to play through my head. Short of getting the hovering skateboard from Back to the Future, none seamed very feasible. I looked up ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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