Cargo in the Sky

Mérida

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June 19th 2008
I think I can finally understand the etymology of the word ¨shitfaced¨. I woke up today and said ¨shit...my face hurts¨. If there is a more literal meaning, I sure don´t want to know it. But more on that later. Mérida Continued My first impression of Mérida as bland was unfairly skewed as I´d arrived on a Sunday. And these folk really seem to take their day of rest quite lit ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Mérida

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Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more