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Pacific Puerto Asís

Por: Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
Publicado en: Wrong Way Corrigan

@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘It’s a bit «caliente» down there, be careful.’ That was the general response from Bogotá-based acquaintances when I told them I was heading to the town of Puerto Asís in Colombia’s...

Pacific Puerto Asís, Putumayo, Colombia
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En muchas casas colombianas hay platos, jarrones, porta vasos o cofres decorados con la técnica de Barniz de Pasto. Este es un oficio artesanal de origen prehispánico que se ha realizado por maestros artesanos del sur del país durante más de 500 años. Esta técnica es única en el mundo, representativa de los departamentos de […]

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An Arauca awakening

Por: Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
Publicado en: Wrong Way Corrigan

@radiobrendan As we’ve mentioned before here, Colombia’s popularity as a tourist destination has never been higher. The country is very much in fashion, not just among backpacking types but for a range of tourists. In many ways, it could be argued, we’re just at the start of this upward swing. The potential for sustained growth […]

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Colombia: For better and for worse

Por: Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
Publicado en: Wrong Way Corrigan

@radiobrendan In our last post we saw how the security concerns some may have about visiting the departments of Caquetá and Putumayo may be a bit off the mark. In a way, you could say both places are microcosms of what Colombia as a whole was for the international community just a decade or so […]

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