a last class

my last weekend in colombia

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July 29th 2008
what a fantastic weekend... Sascha and I went to this little town called Tamesis. When I say little, I mean little. You could never get lost because from one side of the main town to the other takes about 10 minutes to walk. Much smaller than the University of Maryland campus I am used to walking across! The first thing we did when we got there was drop our stuff off at our adorable and f ... 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