Spires to the Sun

Medellin: Pretty. Racist.

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August 8th 2008
I´ve composed myself differently on this trip.After more than a few incidents where my Negrocity has been put on the heated front burner, I thought I was pretty well steeled against what had been anything from innocuous to blatant racism.We´ll just say Medellin put this to a leetle bit of a test.Medellin: Home of the Beautiful CaucasiansWith the promise of great nightlife a ... 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