What is it about cemeteries? To us, a graveyard is not just a microcosm of a community, but the ultimate level playing field…
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Transformation is a complicated word here. For most visitors, the words “barrio transformation” conjure up Comuna 13, a district in the San Javier…
People ask us: “What’s Christmas like in Colombia?” Now that we’re finally spending the whole month of December here, we’re getting a broader…
We first visited Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia back in July 2016. That was well before we made the decision to relocate here…
It was a dark and stormy night . . . . Well, not really. When we first visited the world-famous La Recoleta cemetery…
We’re feeling a little nostalgic today. Thanks to the magic of Facebook memories, we got reminded that exactly one year ago today, we…
“¡Cuando un silletero pasa, es Antioquia la que pasa!” – Crowd chant at the Parade of Silleteros, 2019 Medellín Feria de las Flores…
We’ve been hearing about Jardín, Colombia, practically since the day we moved to Medellin. We had a picture in our minds of a…
As part of our 23-day Peru adventure, we wanted to experience a part of Peru by rail and enjoy the beautiful scenery…
“Mark, you can’t finish the Inca Trail and not know that this was the end point of a pilgrimage.” — Johan Reinhard to…