Pictures from my trip to Medellín.
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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 [...]
Carlos Gaviria visits Austin
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The president of the colombian political party Polo Democrático Carlos Gaviria was one of the speakers invited to the XXVIII Annual ILASSA Student Conference. His speech was basically a critique of the current government because it claims that Colombia has a strong democracy while he considers that many aspects of Colombia’s situation (like the [...]
No more FARC in Austin
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
This coming February 4th: join us in the mobilization against FARC.
It is really sad to see how the “Colombianos en UT” group have changed the main objective for the mobilization. Here is the text they sent through the “Asociación de Colombianos en Austin”:
Please join us Monday, February 4 2008 10:30 am at South First and [...]
Atlético Nacional Campeón 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005 y 2007!
Nueve estrellas, nueve glorias!
SOY DEL VERDE, SOY FELIZ!
Volver
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Volver,
con la frente marchita,
las nieves del tiempo
platearon mi sien.
Sentir, que es un soplo la vida,
que veinte años no es nada,
que febril la mirada…
Ok, lets not be drama queens: coming back to MedellÃn after less than one an a half years is not as dramatic as Carlos Gardel´s tango “Volver”. But I felt like singing and [...]
Colombia: Superpower in Speed Skating
Thursday, September 7, 2006
No, I’m not joking. Colombia has won the last few world championships of speed skating and it is very close to win it again this year in Anyang - South Korea.
It really amazes me that Colombia can beat countries like the USA, Italy, Spain, France, New Zeland, among others. I really can’t understand the reasons [...]