Plaza de Botero

Creating New Memories (Medellin)

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September 30th 2007
(August 13, 2007 through August 22, 2007) Though when leaving Cancun I was sad, an indescribable feeling came over me. I was now on my way to Medellin, a city that I had not stepped on since I was eight, when my family migrated to the United States. A mixture of happiness, nostalgia, anxiousness, excitement, and concern came over me; something that I had not felt before, and I certainly did n ... 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