Doce Uvas

12 Grapes, a Columbian Suitcase and Mexican Underwear

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January 1st 2017
New Year's is one of those occasions celebrated pretty unanimously around the world, though, as I've discovered, in many different ways. As a Brit, I have spent most of my New Years' Eves with family or getting drunk, or getting drunk with family. We play games, watch Big Ben on the TV, enjoy some fireworks and then sleep. It's my sister's birthday on the 1st January, so we usually h ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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