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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Medellín 2008: The food
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Every time I come to Medellín it is mandatory for me to eat as many typical dishes as possible and this time it hasn´t been the exception. [...]
Medellín 2008: Corralejas
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Picture by Luis Pérez
A corraleja is a typical celebration from the Colombian coast regions where people gather in a place similar to a bullfight ring and fight several bulls. The difference with a bullfight is that there is no matador in corralejas, but anyone can jump in and fight the bull. And the bull is [...]
Medellín 2008: The trip
Friday, August 1, 2008
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It all started on July 30th at 3:30am when I get this phone call:
Me: “He…mfff…llo…bmgrrr?”
Cab driver: “Hello are you Mr. Jaramillo? I´m the cab driver and I´m waiting for you outside your house”
Me: “Dude! I asked for a cab for July 31st! You came 24 hours too soon!”
Cab driver: “Oh… errr.. crap!… sorry [...]