Easter 1989

Carnaval: Git it on ‘till the early mooorn

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March 4th 2007
Have you ever had smoked stingray from a street vendor? Or diarrhea for 8 days? The two questions are unrelated. So I made it on tv in South America again.* Turns out some camara man was watching me dance retardedly by myself, thought it made good tv and put it on every evening newscast as an example of gringos at Carnaval. At least half of my students and both of my bosses didn’t see it. ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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