Popayan
Trip Start
Jan 08, 2009
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Trip End
Feb 10, 2009
Popayan, Colombia
Monday, January 19, 2009
before I knew what I wanted to see, namely the ten block by ten block
historic centre which gives it its name of the "White City". Beautiful
whitewashed streets give onto more beautiful whitewashed streets. The
effect is beautiful and the uniformity gives it a very classic colonial
feel. And the friendly locals certainly did the place no harm. At the
hotel I me Annika from Sweden who had been adopted from a nursing home
in Popayan that had since been destroyed in an earthquake. It was her
first time in Colombia and she was understandably quite nervous and
emotional but determined to find out what she could about her
biological parents. As we walked around the old town she was very
conscious of how similar she looked to everyone and couldn't help but
wonder about the life that might have been.
- David
