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Kenyan runner James Kipkemboi couldn’t stifle his laugh: “My record time in a half marathon is 1.02.46 and you are aiming for a time less than 2 hours and 20 minutes?”
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Mystery tuber time
I recently wrote about Colombian supermarkets and some of the unknown produce I faced the first time I walked into one....
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Must Try Foods on the Caribbean Coast
Colombia is a diverse country in every sense of the word, and the food in Colombia is no exception to this diversity. Like most things in Colombia, food is very regional—meaning, you will likely encounter very different “traditional” food as you trav
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Why I love Colombian supermarkets
Our very first day in South America, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, my sister and I made a grocery list and walked to the market down the street, only to find that the first 3 items on our list—peanut butter, oatmeal and plain yogurt—were nowhere to be
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The Bookstores of Central Bogotá
With the annual bookfair going on in Corferias, I decided to tour the bookstores of central Bogotá, where you don't have to pay admission, can hang out as long as you like, and can pick up hours of entertainment or a piece of immortal literature for
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The tempting diversity of beaches along the northern Colombian Caribbean Coast
Traveling the northern Caribbean coastline from Cartagena, Bolívar to Cabo de la Vela, la Guajira you can find an incredible diversity of beaches....
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Plaza Bolívar Turns into a Peasant Market
About once every two months, Plaza Bolivar, Colombia's center of government, experiences a radical makeover and turns into a Mercado Campesino, o Peasant Market. Peasants from all over Colombia come with their fruits and vegetables, jams and jellies, meats and even handicrafts. The goal is to hike campesinos' incomes by enabling them to sell directly to the consumer, rather than letting a middleman take much of the profit. The market also, for at least one day, gives central Bogotá a taste of the countryside.
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I've lived in bogota for almost two years and have never been. Do you have any idea where to find a schedule or is it all word of ...
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Bogotá's Rolling Party: La Ciclovia
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Hello uf you are in Bogotá I can give you a hand and We can ride toghether in la ciclovia for free only to improve my english, fee...
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yes, we expect there to be a Ciclovia that day. If you'd like, you can rent a bike from Bogota Bike Tours. Best, Mike...
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