Gringo's Guide to Colombia

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<I>Cien años de soledad</I> by Gabriel García Márquez</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="337645b0.gif" border=0 width="100" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 233 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://tr.terra.com.co/proyectos/maravillasdecolombia/lajasipiales.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://tr.terra.com.co/proyectos/maravil"><U><IMG SRC="0b218d20.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Our Lady of the Stone - Ipiales, Nariño state</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <I><IMG SRC="2b618d20.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> Bogotá - 2600 meters closer to the stars</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 233 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0e521d20.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Chiva - traditional form of rural transportation</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://friendsofjuan.com/default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://friendsofjuan.com/default.htm"><U><IMG SRC="2cd18d20.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The richest coffee in the world</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 303 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ccd4180.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Simon Bolivar - liberator of a continent</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0f7d4180.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> National flower - the orchid</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 263 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0fef6f00.jpg" border=0 width="246" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Gabriel García Márquez - Nobel author</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1c8b1f00.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Fernando Botero - painter & sculptor</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 254 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="241f8e70.jpg" border=0 width="248" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Abstract gold pendant - Tolima culture</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cbf2e70.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bogotá - Carrera 7 con Calle 70</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="630" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 155 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2bb92950.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> She asked me in a thoughtful way, </div> <div> "What does it mean to be a Colombian?"</div> <div>  "I don't know," I replied.</div> <div>  "It’s an act of faith."</div> <div> - 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