When does a goat roll on four wheels and an old Ford chassis? When it’s a Colombian chiva! Since publishing our April news post, we’ve gotten lots of…
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Yesterday was a big day: John got his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from SURA, our Colombian healthcare provider. “So tell us, John, how does it…
Where did April go?? With our weekend quarantines now a fact of life and Colombia’s devastating third COVID wave showing no real signs of relenting, the months are…
Barrio La Sierra: Building a Hopeful Future How do you get to the essence of a city, in a culture that’s foreign to your own? And especially a…
Did you know that Colombia has the world’s highest bird diversity? By some estimates, there are over 1,900 species here, comprising 20 percent of the bird diversity of…
Here are some interesting Colombia stories that got our attention over this past month. Colombia is making some inroads in alternative energy. Colombia has just inaugurated its first…
(Note: Re-posting after some technical issues yesterday. Sorry, everyone!) News junkies that we are, we subscribe to several online publications and scan the internet every day for the…
We’ve adjusted our latitude again! But only about a quarter of a degree south this time. In our last post, we announced that we had pulled up stakes…
Happy New Year! And how is it possible that it’s already January 11?? At the end of every year, we like to look back on our travels and…
Medellin is world-renowned for its Christmas lights. Also known as Alumbrados, the Medellin Christmas Lights are put on by EPM, the city’s public/private utility company. Each year, the…