Gothic Bogota in pictures. Sites include Plaza Bolivar, Plaza Lourdes, Central Cemetery of Bogota, and more.
Category: colombia
Contributed Story: Teaching at Colombian Colegios (a Warning)
A warning with anecdotes about teaching English in Colombian private high schools for upper-class students.
Stabbed in Bogota’s Parque de los Periodistas
Telling the story of a gringo who was stabbed in Bogota’s Parque de los Periodistas in an attempted robbery.
Kendall’s First Day in Cali’s Villanueva Prison
This excerpt from Smuggler’s Diary: Cocaine Karma describes Kendall’s first day in Villanueva Prison in Cali, Colombia.
Why You Should Not Work Abroad
Reasons Not to Work Abroad – a point-by-point response to Mark Manson’s article, “Why Young Americans Should Work Overseas.”
Dogs in Latin America vs. the U.S.
I discuss the difference in attitudes toward dogs in Latin America vs. the U.S.