Gringo's guide to Colombia
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At the beginning of the road they put up a sign
that said MACONDO and another larger one
on the main street that said GOD EXISTS.
- Cien años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez
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 Our Lady of the Stone - Ipiales, Nariño state
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 Bogotá - 2600 meters closer to the stars
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 Chiva - traditional form of rural transportation
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 The richest coffee in the world
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 Simon Bolivar - liberator of a continent
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 National flower - the orchid
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 Gabriel García Márquez - Nobel author
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 Fernando Botero - painter & sculptor
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 Abstract gold pendant - Tolima culture
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 Bogotá - Carrera 7 con Calle 70
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She asked me in a thoughtful way,
"What does it mean to be a Colombian?"
"I don't know," I replied.
"It’s an act of faith."
- Ulrike by Jorge Luis Borges
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