From the sprawling streets of Bogota to cobblestoned towns in the hills, there’s a mixture of historical, colonial, and modern architecture. Seriously, sometimes you’ll feel like you’ve wandered onto a film set.Medellin, has gone from a place with a violent …
My first direct interaction with Colombians and Spanish language was in 2012 when I went to the US for a summer job and to sightsee. During that summer, all the people I lived with, worked with, and hung out with …
The food in Santa Marta is delicious: fresh, accessible, flavorful. But it’s also a bit monotonous, an endless parade of fried fish, grilled chicken, patacon [plantain pancake] and arroz con coco [coconut rice, which locals in their charming, final-syllable-swallowing accent call arro-co-co]. Of course the …
Dear January 1st Becca, Tomorrow you leave on a six-month trip to Colombia. I know you are both heart-poundingly excited and sleepless with anxiety. What will Colombia be like? How will traveling as a family go? Will you be able …