I took off this morning from Costa Rica, had a connection in Panama and flew into Barranquilla, Colombia. Claudia and Darin were also flying into Barranquilla and were supposed to get in 2 hours before me and meet me at the baggage claim exit. I arrived in Bar. on time, got my stamps, got my bag and walked out of the airport. There was no warm h...

From Tayrona, I bussed down to Barranquilla - birthplace of the glorious Shakira! But it's the wrong time of the week to be there - Monday night - so all is very dead and I left the next day to go down to Cartagena. note to self (and all reading this) - Barranquillas carnival is rated the second best in the world - after Rio de Janeiro - so it's...

In The General in His Labyrinth, Gabo writes, "Soledad was well named; its solitude consisted of four burning, desolate streets lined with the houses of the poor, located some two leagues from the place called Barranca de San Nicolas, which in a few years would become the most prosperous and hospitable city in the country and would be later name...

The world famous "Carnaval" .. well, I didn´t make it to Rio but I have to say Colombians do it up pretty good. I went to Barranquilla, Colombia´s 4th largest city and industrial seaport. There´s not much here for tourists, except for the one week a year when the town completely shuts down and just parties. If Webster´s dictionary defined Carnav...