Tag Archives: violence
La Punta de Callao in Pictures
Posted on 01. May, 2013 by Colin.
Pictures of La Punta de Callao in Lima, including Colonial Callao, Real Felipe Fortaleza, Chucuito, Plaza San Martin, Plaza Matriz, and Plaza Galvez.
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Contributed Story: Afrikaaner in Huaraz Prison
Posted on 25. Apr, 2013 by Colin.
Profile of Lewis Charles Cornelius, who is serving time in Huaraz, Peru for possession of cocaine.
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Contributed Story: Knife Chase Bogota
Posted on 13. Apr, 2013 by Colin.
Colombia Reports journalist Benjy Hansen-Bundy tells of his adventure of inadvertently passing through a hillside slum in Bogota.
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Contributed Story: Robbed by Arequipa Taxi
Posted on 09. Apr, 2013 by Colin.
Contributed story of an American who was robbed after hailing an unregistered taxi in Arequipa, Peru.
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Nightmare in Peru: When Indians Attack!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2013 by Colin.
Summary and analysis of the Nightmare in Peru story, in which three American citizens were robbed and assaulted near Cusco, Peru.
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Progressive Paisa Killed in Politics
Posted on 08. Oct, 2012 by Colin.
My review of ‘Oblivion’ by Hector Abad Faciolince, which describes the life of a progressive paisa doctor killed by paramilitaries.
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Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican Republic
Posted on 10. Sep, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Review of The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas Llosa’s book on Dominican Republic’s dictator of 30 years, Rafael Trujillo.
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The Murder of Noah Goldberg AKA ‘Medellin Paisa’
Posted on 02. Sep, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A look at the 2012 murder of Noah Goldberg, an American sex tourism operator in Medellin, Colombia.
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Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
Posted on 14. Jul, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Contributed Story: Mugged in Medellin
Posted on 02. Jul, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Dave from Medellin Living tells his story of being mugged at gunpoint in Medellin, Colombia.
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My Proposed Colombia Reports Participation
Posted on 28. Jun, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Overview of my proposed (but never realized) Colombia Reports participation – crime in Bogota. With a sample article.
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Cockfighting in Bogota, Colombia
Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A day with video of cock fights at Club Gallistico San Miguel in Bogota, Colombia.
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Bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia
Posted on 13. Jun, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A look at the controversy around bullfighting in Bogota, Colombia, as well as pics and descriptions of my day at the bullfights.
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Los Hermanos Angelito in Bogota, Colombia
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by Colin.
Two brothers live fast and die young in the Colombian underworld.
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