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10 Things to Eat in Arequipa

Posted on 13. Nov, 2012 by Colin.

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Descriptions and pictures of the best local food from Arequipa, Peru.

Cockfighting in Bogota, Colombia

Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: A day with video of cock fights at Club Gallistico San Miguel in Bogota, Colombia.

Bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia

Posted on 13. Jun, 2012 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: A look at the controversy around bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia, as well as pics and descriptions of my day at the bullfights.

Peruvian Food: The Best in Latin America

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: Pictures and descriptions of the best Peruvian dishes.

Contributed Story: Two Maids I’ve Had in Cali

Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: Story of two women from a rural Cauca torn apart by guerrilla-paramilitary violence.

Colombian Painter Fernando Botero

Posted on 01. Jul, 2011 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: Over 100 photos of Fernando Botero’s best paintings and sculptures from the Medellin and Bogota museums.

SUMMARY: Descriptions of my ten favorite things to eat in Bogota: bandeja paisa, ajiaco, black folks’ fish, chiguiro, arequipe, fruit, ensalada de frutas, morcilla, lechona, and Andres Carne de Res. I also included three things you don’t have to eat.

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Contributed Story: The Pigeon Poop Scam in BA

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by Colin.

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SUMMARY: A common street crime targeting tourists in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

It’s a bright Saturday afternoon in December 2007. We were walking along a side street on the way back to our hotel — only a few blocks off the Ave. Julio 9. Not many people around… Read more