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Robbed By The GN
... so if you are travelling alone that's likely to happen." They also told me that legally the GN are not allowed to arrest me or hold me, but as a tourist in the country, the intimidation was enough for me to say, "You know what, just let them have the money", because really I have no idea what they are or are not capable of. Maybe if I'd stood my ground they would have eventually relented, but after the experience, I have no doubt that they would have been equally as capable ...
Stranded in Colombia
The thing with being on an organised tour is that you know where you will be on a particular date. On our tour, our mode of transportation was the beloved overland truck Rosita. Up until now, Rosita had taken us many mile across South America. Rosita had been kind, with only 2 minor break downs. On Rosita we were comfortable, we knew where we were going even it if did take us hours to get there, we always got there safely. Well after a couple of days ...
Last day in Cucuta
Today is our last day in Cucuta. This first week has gone by very quickly it seems. Last evening we were supposed to have a karoke night and party with all of the Rotary groups we visited during this week but aparently the girls were tired and it was canceled? My host family couldn't seem to understand this at all?? I dont know how much planning and effort went into this ...
Cucuta day 5
... s independence from the Spanish. We stopped at a small local resturent for Pastels. They are little chic pea filled fritters that are a typical snack for Colombians. Next we visited the Casa of Francisco de Paula Santander historical site. This is the origional home of Santander when the Spanish were defeated. We then drove to the home of Ximena, one of the Rotarians for lunch. She had made a typical meal from the ...
The last of cucuta
Friday morning, it was out of bed early to go to the food distribution center for all the supermarkets. Very interesting, and very big. There is also a market for people who want to do their regular shopping outside the supermarkets. We saw cow heads, hanging pigs, and countless types of fruit being sold in all kinds of quantities. And then in an area where we didn’t walk through was a place where the government collected all the ...
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