Tag Archives: murals

Pictures of Barranco in Lima, Peru

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by .

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Pictures of the bohemian Barranco district in Lima, Peru.

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2010 Murals in La Candelaria, Bogota

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by .

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SUMMARY: 2010′s murals from La Candelaria pictured.

Say what you like about the street artists of Bogota, but you can’t call them lazy nor the art weak. They refresh old murals every year. … Read more

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Chapinero in Pictures

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by .

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SUMMARY: Profile and pictures of the coolest neighborhood in Bogota, Colombia: Chapinero.

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La Candelaria in Pictures

Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by .

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SUMMARY: Profile and pictures of Bogota, Colombia’s famed neighborhood, La Candelaria. Crazy murals included.

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Barranco Murals in Lima, Peru

Posted on 02. May, 2009 by .

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Murals in the Barranco neighborhood in Lima, Peru.

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Save Barranco!

Posted on 02. May, 2009 by .

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SUMMARY: Description of Barranco, the coolest neighborhood in Lima, Peru. Features SALVEMOS BARRANCO!, Kaminu Hostel, Galería Lucía de la Puente, Pedro de Osma Museum, and Help Retro Bar.

For our time in Lima my brother and I stayed in Barranco, just south of Miraflores along the coast. I fell in love with the neighborhood. Beautiful and clean with an artsy character not found in Miraflores. We were offered weed early and often. Barranco has Lima’s best murals (though put to shame by Bogota). See Barranco murals … Read more

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Arica: Chillin’ in Chile

Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by .

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SUMMARY: Short trip to Arica, Chile, a charming coastal town in northern Chile. Including a bizarre Border Incident.

The Border Incident

I took a bus from Arequipa to Tacna, a pueblo on the Peruvian side of the Peru-Chile border. We arrived around 3 am. Collectivo taxi drivers sell trips across the border. I was solicited the second I exited the bus terminal. I asked how much and the guy replied “30 soles.” I agreed… Read more

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Wild Weekend in Bogotá

Posted on 27. Jun, 2008 by .

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SUMMARY: I meet Dennis for a weekend in Bogotá. The weekend is wild. Sections include The City, The Play by Play, The Women, The Aftermath, and Pictures. Long story.

TEASER: So this should bring us to where I left for the brothel. This was my last night and there was only one kind of place open. The taxi took me to the curb and pointed out the door. A mustached man dressed in a suit came to the cab and opened the door for me, gesturing me in politely and confidently. This mustached man came to be my primary caretaker in my time here. Resembling a Latino version of Borat, he ushered me into the place, sat me down at a booth, and brought me a Heineken. … Read more

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