and finally got to see a Motmot !!

Valle de Cocora, Salento Colombia

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Colombian coffee, cocaine, parrot or scramble eggs? “Un perico por favor, que?”

August 29th 2012
Second part of my Colombian experience, and discovering a bit further everyday just how different Spanish is here! To some extend reminds me of China where one word can mean just so many different things and in Colombia it is no different! Ask for a “Perico” and chances are that you end up with everything but a coffee…as it means as well cocaine, parrots and scramble eggs! Talking a ... read more

South America » Colombia » Quindío » Salento

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

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