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I want to retire in a place like this

A landscape that inspired Gabriel García Marquez in Riohacha, La Guajira

November 14th 2013
Riohacha, The Pearl, the Phoenix, the not-so cosmopolitan city…oops According to Wikipedia, Riohacha is one of the oldest cities in South America with a long history of building, destruction and reconstruction, due to different reasons, natural disasters, war, whatever those reasons were, the truth is that the city is considered to be a phoenix. Well, phoenix or not, I read ... read more
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Colombian Flag 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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Frank Cardenas
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Hi all! Well, after so many seconds, minutes, hours, months and years of procrastination...-but highly encouraged by a most beloved friend-, I have finally got round to creating my own blog. Wow, I can't believe I'm actually doing it this time! It will be a nice opportunity to get in touch with so many friends that I've luckily gained in my entire '21' years' existence (we all know that's a lie but somehow it makes me feel younger, never you mind, sorry:); I'll be able to share some of the most precious memories of my travel as well as my day-to-day adventures. Let's just hope that my s... full info
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18th November 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Retirement
Looks like a great place not to work.
18th November 2013

Frankardenas
Frank Cardenas

Yes, indeed
Yeah, Dave and Merry, I sort of wished life would stop at that very minute, so peaceful it was. I love the quotes you have about travelling, they make you think. Nice trips, excelent.

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